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Islamabad vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Islamabad is 42.4% cheaper than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 54.2% less in Islamabad
Groceries: pay 48.3% less in Islamabad
Transportation: pay 39.2% less in Islamabad
Housing: pay 55.7% less in Islamabad
Childcare: pay 53.9% less in Islamabad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.3% less in Islamabad
Clothing: pay 38.3% less in Islamabad

Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Islamabad.

Islamabad vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.2% less for restaurants

	Windhoek	Islamabad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.97 NAD187.31	$2.83 PKR797.05	-74.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 NAD88.68	$4.95 PKR1,394.83	-4.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 NAD16.65	$0.38 PKR108.41	-60.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 NAD18.18	$0.24 PKR67.84	-77.4%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 48.3% less for groceries

	Windhoek	Islamabad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 NAD14.79	$0.67 PKR188.43	-22.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.40 NAD58.04	$3.36 PKR945.25	-1.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.39 NAD92.12	$3.75 PKR1,056.00	-30.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.09 NAD52.76	$1.23 PKR345.60	-60.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 NAD40.41	$1.48 PKR415.61	-37.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 NAD15.03	$0.49 PKR138.31	-44.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD15.87	$0.37 PKR104.33	-60.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD13.42	$0.40 PKR113.19	-48.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 NAD14.37	$0.24 PKR67.15	-71.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NAD17.18	$0.17 PKR48.67	-82.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 NAD13.79	$0.24 PKR66.89	-70.6%
Average			-48.3%

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pay 39.2% less for transportation

	Windhoek	Islamabad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.74 NAD80.92	$3.56 PKR1,003.00	-24.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.19 NAD788.68	$9.37 PKR2,640.22	-79.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,093.12 NAD394,340.20	$21,219.01 PKR5,977,857.69	-8.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.68 NAD131.12	$4.28 PKR1,205.53	-44.3%
Average			-39.2%

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pay 55.7% less for housing

	Windhoek	Islamabad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.55 NAD931.53	$18.04 PKR5,081.18	-66.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.56 NAD9,179.36	$204.95 PKR57,738.51	-61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.07 NAD6,780.46	$111.30 PKR31,356.08	-72.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.92 NAD1,791.56	$81.95 PKR23,085.99	-21.9%
Average			-55.7%

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pay 53.9% less for childcare

	Windhoek	Islamabad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$215.99 NAD3,688.31	$60.67 PKR17,092.94	-71.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,426.88 NAD92,669.95	$3,476.38 PKR979,372.35	-35.9%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	Islamabad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.02 NAD34.50	$3.01 PKR846.86	+48.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 NAD34.14	$2.08 PKR584.83	+3.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 NAD49.29	$2.12 PKR597.79	-26.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.44 NAD673.50	$21.87 PKR6,161.39	-44.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.20 NAD88.73	$4.24 PKR1,195.57	-18.3%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 38.3% less for clothing

	Windhoek	Islamabad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.61 NAD915.43	$21.22 PKR5,977.86	-60.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 NAD477.81	$27.98 PKR7,882.57
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.20 NAD1,591.44	$91.73 PKR25,841.78	-1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.16 NAD1,454.13	$40.09 PKR11,293.96	-52.9%
Average			-38.3%

Windhoek vs. Islamabad - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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