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Islamabad vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Islamabad is 43.2% cheaper than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 55.6% less in Islamabad
Groceries: pay 43.0% less in Islamabad
Transportation: pay 38.3% less in Islamabad
Housing: pay 46.7% less in Islamabad
Childcare: pay 53.4% less in Islamabad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.3% less in Islamabad
Clothing: pay 39.0% less in Islamabad

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

Islamabad vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.6% less for restaurants

	Pretoria	Islamabad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.52 ZAR159.43	$1.79 PKR497.68	-79.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.68 ZAR87.63	$4.30 PKR1,194.43	-8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 ZAR18.87	$0.35 PKR98.41	-64.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 ZAR15.20	$0.24 PKR67.29	-70.2%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 43.0% less for groceries

	Pretoria	Islamabad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 ZAR20.10	$0.68 PKR188.54	-36.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ZAR69.17	$2.96 PKR823.02	-19.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.91 ZAR91.94	$3.31 PKR921.35	-32.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 ZAR43.92	$1.25 PKR347.59	-46.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 ZAR38.85	$1.64 PKR456.28	-21.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 ZAR12.92	$0.48 PKR134.09	-30.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR12.81	$0.38 PKR106.42	-44.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR13.57	$0.37 PKR103.31	-48.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR14.09	$0.26 PKR72.55	-65.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZAR11.97	$0.19 PKR52.43	-70.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ZAR10.91	$0.25 PKR69.71	-57.0%
Average			-43.0%

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pay 38.3% less for transportation

	Pretoria	Islamabad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 ZAR94.58	$3.81 PKR1,058.38	-24.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.32 ZAR1,222.27	$6.80 PKR1,891.19	-89.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,084.78 ZAR357,114.35	$21,479.46 PKR5,972,168.51	+12.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.78 ZAR164.21	$4.27 PKR1,188.46	-51.3%
Average			-38.3%

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pay 46.7% less for housing

	Pretoria	Islamabad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.13 ZAR732.23	$18.16 PKR5,047.90	-53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$416.34 ZAR7,790.62	$174.15 PKR48,421.41	-58.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$379.25 ZAR7,096.50	$99.01 PKR27,527.96	-73.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.03 ZAR1,609.79	$84.99 PKR23,629.75	-1.2%
Average			-46.7%

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pay 53.4% less for childcare

	Pretoria	Islamabad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.65 ZAR4,053.98	$60.17 PKR16,729.73	-72.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,800.41 ZAR89,825.19	$3,142.14 PKR873,642.94	-34.5%
Average			-53.4%

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pay 26.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Islamabad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 ZAR44.64	$1.79 PKR497.68	-25.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 ZAR37.34	$1.97 PKR546.97	-1.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 ZAR55.27	$2.15 PKR597.22	-27.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.21 ZAR640.14	$23.01 PKR6,398.75	-32.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.81 ZAR146.14	$4.30 PKR1,194.43	-45.0%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 39.0% less for clothing

	Pretoria	Islamabad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.09 ZAR918.51	$19.06 PKR5,298.84	-61.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.65 ZAR648.33	$26.18 PKR7,278.58	-24.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.30 ZAR1,727.12	$83.29 PKR23,158.74	-9.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.31 ZAR1,839.53	$38.79 PKR10,785.99	-60.5%
Average			-39.0%

Pretoria 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: January 2025

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