Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 55.6% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 70.4% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.76
ALL992
|
$1.80
PKR498.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
ALL729
|
$4.32
PKR1,197.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
ALL149
|
$0.32
PKR88.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ALL77
|
$0.23
PKR63.14
|
|
pay 54.8% less for groceries
Tirana
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
ALL90
|
$0.66
PKR182.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.08
ALL561
|
$2.60
PKR719.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
ALL696
|
$3.29
PKR911.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
ALL330
|
$1.24
PKR343.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
ALL333
|
$1.68
PKR466.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.50
PKR137.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
ALL102
|
$0.39
PKR106.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL75
|
$0.42
PKR116.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
ALL77
|
$0.23
PKR64.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL46
|
$0.16
PKR44.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ALL52
|
$0.24
PKR66.19
|
|
pay 58.4% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
ALL716
|
$3.86
PKR1,069.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
ALL1,587
|
$5.40
PKR1,496.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,292.78
ALL2,330,683
|
$18,008.34
PKR4,989,920.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.06
ALL2,678
|
$4.12
PKR1,141.69
|
|
pay 38.4% less for housing
Tirana
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.40
ALL1,603
|
$17.19
PKR4,762.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.58
ALL52,393
|
$165.35
PKR45,816.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.80
ALL35,090
|
$99.57
PKR27,590.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.97
ALL7,185
|
$72.07
PKR19,970.44
|
|
pay 75.1% less for childcare
Tirana
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$235.39
ALL21,690
|
$53.93
PKR14,944.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,857.15
ALL447,578
|
$1,305.75
PKR361,810.83
|
|
pay 38.0% less for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
ALL248
|
$1.98
PKR548.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ALL167
|
$1.83
PKR508.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
ALL347
|
$1.80
PKR498.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.86
ALL4,134
|
$20.36
PKR5,642.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.61
ALL793
|
$3.60
PKR997.98
|
|
pay 54.2% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.36
ALL5,931
|
$17.87
PKR4,951.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.67
ALL4,485
|
$24.09
PKR6,674.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.47
ALL8,797
|
$72.47
PKR20,079.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.92
ALL11,603
|
$37.96
PKR10,517.02
|
|
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