Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 34.6% cheaper than Windhoek.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 52.2% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD169.49
|
$1.80
PKR500.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD77.48
|
$4.32
PKR1,202.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.41
|
$0.32
PKR88.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.11
|
$0.23
PKR63.40
|
|
pay 43.9% less for groceries
Windhoek
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.00
|
$0.66
PKR183.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD51.33
|
$2.60
PKR722.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD95.82
|
$3.29
PKR915.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD57.26
|
$1.24
PKR344.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD37.93
|
$1.68
PKR468.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.39
|
$0.50
PKR138.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.06
|
$0.39
PKR107.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD11.99
|
$0.42
PKR117.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD10.88
|
$0.23
PKR64.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD14.96
|
$0.16
PKR44.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.14
|
$0.24
PKR66.46
|
|
pay 17.2% less for transportation
Windhoek
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD79.92
|
$3.86
PKR1,073.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD484.25
|
$5.40
PKR1,502.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD199,026.01
|
$18,008.34
PKR5,009,945.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD113.31
|
$4.12
PKR1,146.28
|
|
pay 38.7% less for housing
Windhoek
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD950.09
|
$17.19
PKR4,781.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,409.69
|
$165.35
PKR46,000.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,391.28
|
$99.57
PKR27,700.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,009.88
|
$72.07
PKR20,050.59
|
|
pay 70.0% less for childcare
Windhoek
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD2,960.83
|
$53.93
PKR15,004.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD84,593.32
|
$1,305.75
PKR363,262.77
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD29.05
|
$1.98
PKR551.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD33.68
|
$1.83
PKR510.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD43.09
|
$1.80
PKR500.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD648.70
|
$20.36
PKR5,665.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD58.11
|
$3.60
PKR1,001.99
|
|
pay 12.0% less for clothing
Windhoek
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD629.52
|
$17.87
PKR4,971.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD391.08
|
$24.09
PKR6,701.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,129.91
|
$72.47
PKR20,160.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD869.21
|
$37.96
PKR10,559.22
|
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