Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 59.8% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 57.8% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Islamabad
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥801
|
$4.32
PKR1,200.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥179
|
$0.32
PKR88.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$0.23
PKR63.30
|
|
pay 68.0% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$0.66
PKR183.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,242
|
$2.60
PKR721.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$3.29
PKR914.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$1.24
PKR344.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$1.68
PKR467.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$0.50
PKR138.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$0.39
PKR107.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥403
|
$0.42
PKR117.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$0.23
PKR64.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$0.16
PKR44.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$0.24
PKR66.36
|
|
pay 49.8% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$3.86
PKR1,072.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,886
|
$5.40
PKR1,500.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
$18,008.34
PKR5,002,638.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,943
|
$4.12
PKR1,144.60
|
|
pay 64.3% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,874
|
$17.19
PKR4,774.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,815
|
$165.35
PKR45,933.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,091
|
$99.57
PKR27,660.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,656
|
$72.07
PKR20,021.34
|
|
pay 90.0% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,710
|
$53.93
PKR14,982.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,269,152
|
$1,305.75
PKR362,732.96
|
|
pay 54.7% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$1.98
PKR550.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥514
|
$1.83
PKR509.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,632
|
$20.36
PKR5,656.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,902
|
$3.60
PKR1,000.53
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
Tokyo
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,419
|
$17.87
PKR4,964.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,634
|
$24.09
PKR6,691.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,598
|
$72.47
PKR20,130.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,414
|
$37.96
PKR10,543.82
|
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