Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 46.6% cheaper than Tashkent.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 54.0% less for restaurants
Tashkent
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
UZS62,822.19
|
$1.23
PKR343.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
UZS43,975.53
|
$2.82
PKR784.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
UZS7,600.67
|
$0.22
PKR60.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
UZS4,307.45
|
$0.15
PKR41.26
|
|
pay 39.4% less for groceries
Tashkent
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
UZS5,147.84
|
$0.48
PKR134.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
UZS39,489.33
|
$2.02
PKR561.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
UZS48,336.04
|
$2.38
PKR662.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
UZS20,469.86
|
$0.94
PKR262.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
UZS21,261.72
|
$0.93
PKR257.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
UZS7,738.26
|
$0.39
PKR107.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS9,877.96
|
$0.24
PKR67.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
UZS12,966.56
|
$0.32
PKR88.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
UZS9,275.82
|
$0.23
PKR65.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
UZS2,828.05
|
$0.12
PKR34.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
UZS2,296.52
|
$0.18
PKR49.82
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
Tashkent
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
UZS44,306.15
|
$3.16
PKR879.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.04
UZS176,444.18
|
$3.87
PKR1,078.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,508.25
UZS169,723,584.05
|
$13,380.28
PKR3,725,721.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
UZS33,255.04
|
$1.94
PKR539.25
|
|
pay 28.8% less for housing
Tashkent
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.99
UZS226,027.53
|
$15.15
PKR4,219.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$603.41
UZS7,581,548.34
|
$148.59
PKR41,375.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.87
UZS4,257,667.51
|
$86.06
PKR23,962.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.36
UZS419,182.17
|
$50.24
PKR13,987.95
|
|
pay 85.0% less for childcare
Tashkent
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.55
UZS2,796,206.94
|
$39.54
PKR11,009.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,603.48
UZS82,969,035.30
|
$804.88
PKR224,118.49
|
|
pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports
Tashkent
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
UZS16,776.82
|
$2.11
PKR588.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
UZS20,220.80
|
$1.06
PKR295.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
UZS23,473.96
|
$1.06
PKR294.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.35
UZS544,620.00
|
$15.92
PKR4,432.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
UZS56,574.53
|
$2.82
PKR784.36
|
|
pay 67.1% less for clothing
Tashkent
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.37
UZS683,071.96
|
$12.72
PKR3,541.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.46
UZS747,029.64
|
$16.75
PKR4,665.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.85
UZS1,229,442.16
|
$51.89
PKR14,450.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.20
UZS1,371,996.77
|
$29.47
PKR8,205.97
|
|
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