Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 5.8% more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 41.1% less for restaurants
Tehran
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
$1.80
PKR498.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
$4.32
PKR1,197.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,781
|
$0.32
PKR88.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,433
|
$0.23
PKR63.14
|
|
pay 0.2% less for groceries
Tehran
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,317
|
$0.66
PKR182.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,183
|
$2.60
PKR719.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,399
|
$3.29
PKR911.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,781
|
$1.24
PKR343.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,682
|
$1.68
PKR466.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,031
|
$0.50
PKR137.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,092
|
$0.39
PKR106.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,763
|
$0.42
PKR116.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,875
|
$0.23
PKR64.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,918
|
$0.16
PKR44.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,717
|
$0.24
PKR66.19
|
|
pay 16.6% less for transportation
Tehran
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,125
|
$3.86
PKR1,069.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR630,938
|
$5.40
PKR1,496.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,365,000,000
|
$18,008.34
PKR4,989,920.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR121,981
|
$4.12
PKR1,141.69
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,527
|
$17.19
PKR4,762.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,837,584
|
$165.35
PKR45,816.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,769,912
|
$99.57
PKR27,590.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,498
|
$72.07
PKR19,970.44
|
|
pay 43.5% less for childcare
Tehran
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,333,405
|
$53.93
PKR14,944.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,854,322
|
$1,305.75
PKR361,810.83
|
|
pay 64.3% more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,547
|
$1.98
PKR548.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR59,973
|
$1.83
PKR508.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,156
|
$1.80
PKR498.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR733,554
|
$20.36
PKR5,642.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,094
|
$3.60
PKR997.98
|
|
pay 39.0% less for clothing
Tehran
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,393,821
|
$17.87
PKR4,951.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,197,940
|
$24.09
PKR6,674.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,948,608
|
$72.47
PKR20,079.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,932,416
|
$37.96
PKR10,517.02
|
|
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