Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 60.7% more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Islamabad
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.80
PKR499.47
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.32
PKR1,198.73
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
PKR88.45
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
PKR63.20
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 24.7% more for groceries
|
Islamabad
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
PKR182.76
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.60
PKR720.25
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.29
PKR912.68
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
PKR343.88
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
PKR467.21
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
PKR137.89
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PKR107.03
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
PKR117.03
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR64.45
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
PKR44.67
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
PKR66.26
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Islamabad
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
PKR1,070.45
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$5.40
PKR1,498.41
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,008.34
PKR4,994,710.64
|
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.12
PKR1,142.79
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 72.7% more for housing
|
Islamabad
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.19
PKR4,766.84
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$165.35
PKR45,860.53
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.57
PKR27,616.59
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.07
PKR19,989.61
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 9.8% less for childcare
|
Islamabad
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$53.93
PKR14,959.12
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,305.75
PKR362,158.14
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Islamabad
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
PKR549.42
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PKR508.81
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
PKR499.47
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.36
PKR5,647.87
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
PKR998.94
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 16.3% more for clothing
|
Islamabad
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.87
PKR4,956.29
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.09
PKR6,680.92
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.47
PKR20,098.72
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.96
PKR10,527.11
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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