Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 60.1% cheaper than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.9% less in Islamabad
- Groceries
-
pay 62.7% less in Islamabad
- Transportation
-
pay 55.9% less in Islamabad
- Housing
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pay 65.0% less in Islamabad
- Childcare
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pay 79.1% less in Islamabad
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 44.9% less in Islamabad
- Clothing
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pay 35.0% less in Islamabad
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Islamabad.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Rome, you would:
pay 77.9% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.75
|
$1.79
PKR509.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.17
|
$4.30
PKR1,221.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€1.91
|
$0.35
PKR100.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€0.96
|
$0.24
PKR68.82
|
|
pay 62.7% less for groceries
Rome
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.52
|
$0.68
PKR192.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€5.99
|
$2.96
PKR841.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.30
|
$3.31
PKR942.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.22
|
$1.25
PKR355.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.18
|
$1.64
PKR466.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.92
|
$0.48
PKR137.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.79
|
$0.38
PKR108.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.76
|
$0.37
PKR105.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.94
|
$0.26
PKR74.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.62
|
$0.19
PKR53.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.67
|
$0.25
PKR71.30
|
|
pay 55.9% less for transportation
Rome
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.12
|
$3.81
PKR1,082.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€32.09
|
$6.80
PKR1,934.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€22,922.33
|
$21,479.46
PKR6,108,220.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€14.67
|
$4.27
PKR1,215.54
|
|
pay 65.0% less for housing
Rome
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€25.20
|
$18.16
PKR5,162.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,009.76
|
$174.15
PKR49,524.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€652.83
|
$99.01
PKR28,155.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€143.09
|
$84.99
PKR24,168.06
|
|
pay 79.1% less for childcare
Rome
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€435.31
|
$60.17
PKR17,110.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€8,974.77
|
$3,142.14
PKR893,545.36
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.58
|
$1.79
PKR509.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.31
|
$1.97
PKR559.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.50
|
$2.15
PKR610.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€49.89
|
$23.01
PKR6,544.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.17
|
$4.30
PKR1,221.64
|
|
pay 35.0% less for clothing
Rome
|
Islamabad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€55.98
|
$19.06
PKR5,419.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€26.30
|
$26.18
PKR7,444.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€66.02
|
$83.29
PKR23,686.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€87.53
|
$38.79
PKR11,031.70
|
|
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