Cost of living comparison

Belgrade, Serbia

compared to

Islamabad, Pakistan

Islamabad vs. Belgrade Cost of Living Summary

Islamabad is 55.1% cheaper than Belgrade.

Restaurants: pay 76.5% less in Islamabad
Groceries: pay 43.6% less in Islamabad
Transportation: pay 47.4% less in Islamabad
Housing: pay 58.4% less in Islamabad
Childcare: pay 71.6% less in Islamabad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.3% less in Islamabad
Clothing: pay 51.0% less in Islamabad

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

Islamabad vs. Belgrade Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.5% less for restaurants

	Belgrade	Islamabad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.99 RSD1,116	$1.79 PKR506.47	-83.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 RSD930	$4.30 PKR1,215.52	-53.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33 RSD236	$0.35 PKR100.14	-84.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 RSD159	$0.24 PKR68.47	-84.6%
Average			-76.5%

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pay 43.6% less for groceries

	Belgrade	Islamabad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 RSD89	$0.68 PKR191.87	-22.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 RSD512	$2.96 PKR837.55	-41.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.98 RSD505	$3.31 PKR937.62	-33.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.66 RSD270	$1.25 PKR353.72	-53.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 RSD318	$1.64 PKR464.34	-47.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 RSD53	$0.48 PKR136.46	-8.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RSD81	$0.38 PKR108.30	-52.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 RSD75	$0.37 PKR105.14	-49.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 RSD107	$0.26 PKR73.83	-75.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 RSD48	$0.19 PKR53.36	-60.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 RSD40	$0.25 PKR70.94	-36.4%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 47.4% less for transportation

	Belgrade	Islamabad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.87 RSD697	$3.81 PKR1,077.07	-44.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.16 RSD2,046	$6.80 PKR1,924.58	-66.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,106.99 RSD2,852,803	$21,479.46 PKR6,077,612.04	-23.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 RSD965	$4.27 PKR1,209.44	-55.1%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 58.4% less for housing

	Belgrade	Islamabad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.63 RSD2,804	$18.16 PKR5,137.03	-34.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$840.53 RSD85,312	$174.15 PKR49,276.33	-79.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$518.55 RSD52,632	$99.01 PKR28,013.99	-80.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.51 RSD14,160	$84.99 PKR24,046.95	-39.1%
Average			-58.4%

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pay 71.6% less for childcare

	Belgrade	Islamabad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$370.44 RSD37,599	$60.17 PKR17,025.11	-83.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,747.69 RSD786,375	$3,142.14 PKR889,067.82	-59.4%
Average			-71.6%

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pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Belgrade	Islamabad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.02 RSD307	$1.79 PKR506.47	-40.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 RSD248	$1.97 PKR556.63	-19.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.12 RSD418	$2.15 PKR607.76	-47.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.53 RSD3,708	$23.01 PKR6,511.73	-37.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.33 RSD744	$4.30 PKR1,215.52	-41.4%
Average			-37.3%

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pay 51.0% less for clothing

	Belgrade	Islamabad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.71 RSD9,917	$19.06 PKR5,392.39	-80.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.65 RSD3,923	$26.18 PKR7,407.09	-32.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.09 RSD10,870	$83.29 PKR23,567.63	-22.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.83 RSD12,771	$38.79 PKR10,976.42	-69.2%
Average			-51.0%

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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: June 2025

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