Islamabad is 78.6% cheaper than Washington.

If you lived in Islamabad instead of Washington, you would:

pay 87.4% less for restaurants

 
Washington
Islamabad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$1.23
Rs342
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
 
$2.82
Rs783
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.43
 
$0.22
Rs60

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pay 78.7% less for groceries

 
Washington
Islamabad
Bread
1 loaf
$3.28
 
$0.48
Rs134
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.60
 
$2.02
Rs561
Milk (1 gallon) $3.86
 
$2.38
Rs661

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pay 61.1% less for transportation

 
Washington
Islamabad
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.76
 
$3.16
Rs878
Monthly public transit pass $100.00
 
$3.87
Rs1,076
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,190.00
 
$13,380.28
Rs3,717,765

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pay 80.5% less for housing

 
Washington
Islamabad
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.10
 
$15.15
Rs4,210
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,358.41
 
$148.59
Rs41,287
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,908.82
 
$86.06
Rs23,911

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pay 97.3% less for childcare

 
Washington
Islamabad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,135.91
 
$39.54
Rs10,986
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $23,775.60
 
$804.88
Rs223,640

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pay 80.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Washington
Islamabad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
 
$2.11
Rs587
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.96
 
$1.06
Rs295
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.00
 
$1.06
Rs294

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pay 64.7% less for clothing

 
Washington
Islamabad
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.02
 
$12.72
Rs3,534
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.73
 
$16.75
Rs4,655
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.79
 
$51.89
Rs14,419

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