Cost of living comparison

Bucharest, Romania

compared to

Islamabad, Pakistan

Islamabad vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Islamabad is 50.5% cheaper than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 74.8% less in Islamabad
Groceries: pay 48.0% less in Islamabad
Transportation: pay 35.5% less in Islamabad
Housing: pay 21.7% less in Islamabad
Childcare: pay 79.5% less in Islamabad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.1% less in Islamabad
Clothing: pay 44.0% less in Islamabad

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

Islamabad vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.8% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	Islamabad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.85 RON51.73	$1.79 PKR508.18	-84.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 RON32.92	$4.30 PKR1,219.64	-43.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 RON8.72	$0.35 PKR100.48	-82.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 RON9.62	$0.24 PKR68.71	-89.0%
Average			-74.8%

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pay 48.0% less for groceries

	Bucharest	Islamabad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 RON5.13	$0.68 PKR192.52	-42.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 RON19.75	$2.96 PKR840.38	-34.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 RON27.68	$3.31 PKR940.79	-47.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 RON14.30	$1.25 PKR354.92	-61.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 RON13.48	$1.64 PKR465.91	-46.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 RON2.56	$0.48 PKR136.92	-17.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RON3.36	$0.38 PKR108.67	-50.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.28	$0.37 PKR105.49	-50.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 RON3.85	$0.26 PKR74.08	-70.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.21	$0.19 PKR53.54	-62.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 RON1.92	$0.25 PKR71.19	-43.1%
Average			-48.0%

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pay 35.5% less for transportation

	Bucharest	Islamabad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.09 RON26.60	$3.81 PKR1,080.72	-37.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.24 RON75.24	$6.80 PKR1,931.10	-60.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,003.12 RON113,503.60	$21,479.46 PKR6,098,198.14	-17.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RON25.39	$4.27 PKR1,213.54	-26.5%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 21.7% less for housing

	Bucharest	Islamabad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.35 RON40.83	$18.16 PKR5,154.43	+94.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.94 RON2,627.45	$174.15 PKR49,443.23	-71.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.23 RON1,733.91	$99.01 PKR28,108.88	-75.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.07 RON567.74	$84.99 PKR24,128.40	-34.7%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 79.5% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Islamabad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$527.95 RON2,304.50	$60.17 PKR17,082.77	-88.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,631.65 RON46,407.15	$3,142.14 PKR892,079.27	-70.4%
Average			-79.5%

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pay 50.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Islamabad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.23 RON14.11	$1.79 PKR508.18	-44.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.17 RON13.83	$1.97 PKR558.52	-37.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.98 RON26.10	$2.15 PKR609.82	-64.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.84 RON217.56	$23.01 PKR6,533.78	-53.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.62 RON37.62	$4.30 PKR1,219.64	-50.2%
Average			-50.1%

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pay 44.0% less for clothing

	Bucharest	Islamabad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.42 RON342.28	$19.06 PKR5,410.66	-75.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.68 RON173.19	$26.18 PKR7,432.18	-34.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.94 RON375.14	$83.29 PKR23,647.46	-3.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.80 RON461.82	$38.79 PKR11,013.60	-63.3%
Average			-44.0%

Bucharest 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: June 2025

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