Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 50.2% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 70.5% less for restaurants
|
Beirut
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
$1.79
PKR498.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
$4.30
PKR1,196.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
$0.35
PKR98.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
$0.24
PKR67.39
|
|
pay 39.9% less for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Islamabad
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
$0.68
PKR188.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
$2.96
PKR824.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
$3.31
PKR922.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
$1.25
PKR348.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
$1.64
PKR457.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
$0.48
PKR134.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
$0.38
PKR106.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
$0.37
PKR103.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
$0.26
PKR72.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
$0.19
PKR52.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
$0.25
PKR69.83
|
|
pay 44.2% less for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
$3.81
PKR1,060.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
$6.80
PKR1,894.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
$21,479.46
PKR5,981,723.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
$4.27
PKR1,190.36
|
|
pay 59.8% less for housing
|
Beirut
|
Islamabad
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
$18.16
PKR5,055.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
$174.15
PKR48,498.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
$99.01
PKR27,572.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
$84.99
PKR23,667.55
|
|
pay 51.2% less for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
$60.17
PKR16,756.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
$3,142.14
PKR875,040.71
|
|
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Islamabad
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
$1.79
PKR498.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
$1.97
PKR547.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
$2.15
PKR598.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
$23.01
PKR6,408.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
$4.30
PKR1,196.34
|
|
pay 53.6% less for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
$19.06
PKR5,307.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
$26.18
PKR7,290.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
$83.29
PKR23,195.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
$38.79
PKR10,803.24
|
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