Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 2.7 times more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Islamabad
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.79
PKR496.23
|
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
PKR1,190.96
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
PKR98.12
|
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
PKR67.09
|
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
|
pay 58.5% more for groceries
|
Islamabad
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
PKR187.99
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.96
PKR820.62
|
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.31
PKR918.67
|
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
PKR346.58
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
PKR454.96
|
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
PKR133.70
|
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PKR106.11
|
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PKR103.01
|
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
PKR72.34
|
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
PKR52.28
|
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
PKR69.51
|
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
|
pay 89.3% more for transportation
|
Islamabad
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
PKR1,055.31
|
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
PKR1,885.69
|
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,479.46
PKR5,954,812.10
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
PKR1,185.01
|
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Islamabad
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.16
PKR5,033.23
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$174.15
PKR48,280.68
|
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.01
PKR27,447.96
|
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.99
PKR23,561.07
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
|
Islamabad
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.17
PKR16,681.11
|
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,142.14
PKR871,103.94
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
|
pay 34.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Islamabad
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
PKR496.23
|
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
PKR545.39
|
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.15
PKR595.48
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.01
PKR6,380.16
|
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.30
PKR1,190.96
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Islamabad
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.06
PKR5,283.44
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.18
PKR7,257.43
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.29
PKR23,091.44
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.79
PKR10,754.64
|
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
|
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