Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 77.7% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 86.8% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Islamabad
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.43
|
$1.23
PKR343.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$2.82
PKR784.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$0.22
PKR60.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.70
|
$0.15
PKR41.26
|
|
pay 73.5% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
$0.48
PKR134.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.99
|
$2.02
PKR561.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.77
|
$2.38
PKR662.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.89
|
$0.94
PKR262.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.19
|
$0.93
PKR257.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.39
PKR107.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.24
PKR67.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.32
PKR88.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.72
|
$0.23
PKR65.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.12
PKR34.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.18
PKR49.82
|
|
pay 63.0% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.29
|
$3.16
PKR879.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.70
|
$3.87
PKR1,078.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,459.04
|
$13,380.28
PKR3,725,721.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.65
|
$1.94
PKR539.25
|
|
pay 77.2% less for housing
Valletta
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.14
|
$15.15
PKR4,219.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€958.54
|
$148.59
PKR41,375.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€847.28
|
$86.06
PKR23,962.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.41
|
$50.24
PKR13,987.95
|
|
pay 93.2% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€632.63
|
$39.54
PKR11,009.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,756.52
|
$804.88
PKR224,118.49
|
|
pay 73.3% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$2.11
PKR588.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.94
|
$1.06
PKR295.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.65
|
$1.06
PKR294.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€85.83
|
$15.92
PKR4,432.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$2.82
PKR784.36
|
|
pay 76.7% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€120.67
|
$12.72
PKR3,541.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€66.76
|
$16.75
PKR4,665.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.25
|
$51.89
PKR14,450.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€155.33
|
$29.47
PKR8,205.97
|
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