Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 70.0% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 83.9% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Islamabad
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
HRK76.91
|
$1.23
PKR342.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
HRK53.84
|
$2.82
PKR782.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
HRK17.88
|
$0.22
PKR60.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
HRK12.63
|
$0.15
PKR41.16
|
|
pay 65.1% less for groceries
Zagreb
|
Islamabad
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
HRK8.57
|
$0.48
PKR134.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
HRK34.74
|
$2.02
PKR560.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
HRK35.51
|
$2.38
PKR661.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.34
HRK23.36
|
$0.94
PKR261.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
HRK31.57
|
$0.93
PKR257.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.77
|
$0.39
PKR107.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.93
|
$0.24
PKR67.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HRK5.68
|
$0.32
PKR88.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HRK8.21
|
$0.23
PKR65.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.76
|
$0.12
PKR34.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
HRK3.66
|
$0.18
PKR49.71
|
|
pay 69.9% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
HRK50.42
|
$3.16
PKR877.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.55
HRK367.61
|
$3.87
PKR1,075.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,761.50
HRK194,197.26
|
$13,380.28
PKR3,716,983.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.17
HRK64.12
|
$1.94
PKR537.98
|
|
pay 67.7% less for housing
Zagreb
|
Islamabad
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.23
HRK183.51
|
$15.15
PKR4,209.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$633.97
HRK4,434.74
|
$148.59
PKR41,278.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.60
HRK3,438.85
|
$86.06
PKR23,906.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.63
HRK1,151.64
|
$50.24
PKR13,955.15
|
|
pay 81.9% less for childcare
Zagreb
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.92
HRK1,104.68
|
$39.54
PKR10,983.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,167.37
HRK50,137.18
|
$804.88
PKR223,592.87
|
|
pay 56.5% less for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
HRK20.40
|
$2.11
PKR586.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
HRK14.18
|
$1.06
PKR294.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.10
HRK35.68
|
$1.06
PKR293.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.97
HRK335.58
|
$15.92
PKR4,422.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.31
HRK51.10
|
$2.82
PKR782.52
|
|
pay 65.2% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Islamabad
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.04
HRK636.85
|
$12.72
PKR3,533.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
HRK271.72
|
$16.75
PKR4,654.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.79
HRK649.08
|
$51.89
PKR14,416.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.47
HRK793.74
|
$29.47
PKR8,186.72
|
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