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
LBP891,784
|
$1.79
PKR496.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
$4.30
PKR1,190.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
$0.35
PKR98.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
$0.24
PKR67.09
|
|
pay 39.9% less for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
$0.68
PKR187.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
$2.96
PKR820.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
$3.31
PKR918.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
$1.25
PKR346.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
$1.64
PKR454.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
$0.48
PKR133.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
$0.38
PKR106.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
$0.37
PKR103.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
$0.26
PKR72.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
$0.19
PKR52.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
$0.25
PKR69.51
|
|
pay 44.2% less for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
$3.81
PKR1,055.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
$6.80
PKR1,885.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
$21,479.46
PKR5,954,812.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
$4.27
PKR1,185.01
|
|
pay 59.8% less for housing
|
Beirut
|
Islamabad
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
$18.16
PKR5,033.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
$174.15
PKR48,280.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
$99.01
PKR27,447.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
$84.99
PKR23,561.07
|
|
pay 51.2% less for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
$60.17
PKR16,681.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
$3,142.14
PKR871,103.94
|
|
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
$1.79
PKR496.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
$1.97
PKR545.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
$2.15
PKR595.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
$23.01
PKR6,380.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
$4.30
PKR1,190.96
|
|
pay 53.6% less for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
$19.06
PKR5,283.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
$26.18
PKR7,257.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
$83.29
PKR23,091.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
$38.79
PKR10,754.64
|
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