Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 39.9% cheaper than Quito.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Quito, you would:
pay 60.8% less for restaurants
Quito
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$1.79
PKR496.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$4.30
PKR1,192.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$0.35
PKR98.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$0.24
PKR67.17
|
|
pay 45.2% less for groceries
Quito
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$0.68
PKR188.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$2.96
PKR821.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$3.31
PKR919.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$1.25
PKR346.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$1.64
PKR455.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.48
PKR133.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.38
PKR106.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.37
PKR103.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.26
PKR72.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.19
PKR52.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.25
PKR69.59
|
|
pay 21.3% less for transportation
Quito
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$3.81
PKR1,056.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$6.80
PKR1,887.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$21,479.46
PKR5,961,776.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$4.27
PKR1,186.39
|
|
pay 1.4% less for housing
Quito
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$18.16
PKR5,039.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$174.15
PKR48,337.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$99.01
PKR27,480.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$84.99
PKR23,588.63
|
|
pay 67.8% less for childcare
Quito
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$60.17
PKR16,700.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$3,142.14
PKR872,122.79
|
|
pay 41.2% less for entertainment and sports
Quito
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$1.79
PKR496.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$1.97
PKR546.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$2.15
PKR596.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$23.01
PKR6,387.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$4.30
PKR1,192.36
|
|
pay 41.4% less for clothing
Quito
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$19.06
PKR5,289.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$26.18
PKR7,265.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$83.29
PKR23,118.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$38.79
PKR10,767.22
|
|
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