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Islamabad vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Islamabad is 12.9% cheaper than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 27.5% less in Islamabad
Groceries: pay 34.8% less in Islamabad
Transportation: pay 11.8% less in Islamabad
Housing: pay 5.5% more in Islamabad
Childcare: pay 2.3% more in Islamabad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1% less in Islamabad
Clothing: pay 19.7% less in Islamabad

The cost of housing and childcare in Islamabad are more expensive than in Abuja. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Islamabad.

Islamabad vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.5% less for restaurants

	Abuja	Islamabad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.29 NGN4,977.78	$1.79 PKR501.79	-45.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.58 NGN8,431.25	$4.30 PKR1,204.29	-23.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 NGN751.13	$0.35 PKR99.22	-28.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 NGN417.81	$0.24 PKR67.84	-12.5%
Average			-27.5%

Abuja vs. Islamabad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.8% less for groceries

	Abuja	Islamabad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 NGN2,016.58	$0.68 PKR190.10	-49.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.25 NGN1,888.94	$2.96 PKR829.81	+136.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.91 NGN16,480.57	$3.31 PKR928.96	-69.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 NGN2,359.29	$1.25 PKR350.46	-19.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 NGN2,845.56	$1.64 PKR460.05	-12.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 NGN2,272.07	$0.48 PKR135.20	-67.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 NGN1,133.49	$0.38 PKR107.30	-49.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NGN1,231.82	$0.37 PKR104.16	-54.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 NGN1,119.58	$0.26 PKR73.14	-64.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN1,002.53	$0.19 PKR52.87	-71.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 NGN961.74	$0.25 PKR70.29	-60.6%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 11.8% less for transportation

	Abuja	Islamabad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.92 NGN4,408.98	$3.81 PKR1,067.12	+30.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$6.80 PKR1,906.80
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$21,479.46 PKR6,021,461.11
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.29 NGN14,031.76	$4.27 PKR1,198.27	-54.0%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 5.5% more for housing

	Abuja	Islamabad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.56 NGN62,804.42	$18.16 PKR5,089.57	-56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,461.96 NGN3,720,395.05	$174.15 PKR48,821.06	-92.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,158.05 NGN1,749,991.38	$99.01 PKR27,755.17	-91.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.44 NGN35,420.15	$84.99 PKR23,824.78	+262.6%
Average			+5.5%

Abuja vs. Islamabad - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3% more for childcare

	Abuja	Islamabad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$133.90 NGN202,350.03	$60.17 PKR16,867.81	-55.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,965.88 NGN2,970,735.85	$3,142.14 PKR880,853.74	+59.8%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Islamabad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 NGN1,806.78	$1.79 PKR501.79	+49.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 NGN2,484.49	$1.97 PKR551.49	+19.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN3,022.30	$2.15 PKR602.15	+7.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.84 NGN67,753.99	$23.01 PKR6,451.57	-48.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 NGN12,622.60	$4.30 PKR1,204.29	-48.6%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 19.7% less for clothing

	Abuja	Islamabad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.79 NGN45,014.66	$19.06 PKR5,342.57	-36.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.76 NGN43,466.58	$26.18 PKR7,338.66	-9.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.91 NGN104,129.95	$83.29 PKR23,349.89	+20.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.63 NGN129,399.15	$38.79 PKR10,875.01	-54.7%
Average			-19.7%

Abuja 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: March 2025

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