Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 69.1% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.5% less in Islamabad
- Groceries
-
pay 81.0% less in Islamabad
- Transportation
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pay 34.4% less in Islamabad
- Housing
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pay 82.0% less in Islamabad
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 70.8% less in Islamabad
Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Islamabad.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 77.5% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Islamabad
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$1.79
PKR500.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$4.30
PKR1,200.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.35
PKR98.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.24
PKR67.64
|
|
pay 81.0% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Islamabad
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$0.68
PKR189.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.96
PKR827.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$3.31
PKR926.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$1.25
PKR349.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.64
PKR458.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
PKR134.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.38
PKR106.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.37
PKR103.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.26
PKR72.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.19
PKR52.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.25
PKR70.08
|
|
pay 34.4% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$3.81
PKR1,063.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.80
PKR1,901.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,479.46
PKR6,003,812.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.27
PKR1,194.76
|
|
pay 82.0% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$18.16
PKR5,074.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$174.15
PKR48,677.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$99.01
PKR27,673.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$84.99
PKR23,754.95
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$60.17
PKR16,818.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,142.14
PKR878,271.94
|
pay 70.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$1.79
PKR500.32
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$1.97
PKR549.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.15
PKR600.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$23.01
PKR6,432.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.30
PKR1,200.76
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$19.06
PKR5,326.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.18
PKR7,317.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$83.29
PKR23,281.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$38.79
PKR10,843.13
|
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