Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 23.5% more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 42.3% less for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$1.79
PKR498.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
$4.30
PKR1,196.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
$0.35
PKR98.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
$0.24
PKR67.39
|
|
pay 2.1% more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
$0.68
PKR188.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
$2.96
PKR824.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
$3.31
PKR922.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
$1.25
PKR348.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
$1.64
PKR457.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
$0.48
PKR134.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
$0.38
PKR106.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
$0.37
PKR103.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
$0.26
PKR72.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
$0.19
PKR52.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
$0.25
PKR69.83
|
|
pay 5.6% less for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
$3.81
PKR1,060.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
$6.80
PKR1,894.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
$21,479.46
PKR5,981,723.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
$4.27
PKR1,190.36
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
$18.16
PKR5,055.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
$174.15
PKR48,498.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
$99.01
PKR27,572.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
$84.99
PKR23,667.55
|
|
pay 14.0% more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
$60.17
PKR16,756.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
$3,142.14
PKR875,040.71
|
|
pay 69.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
$1.79
PKR498.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
$1.97
PKR547.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
$2.15
PKR598.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
$23.01
PKR6,408.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
$4.30
PKR1,196.34
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
$19.06
PKR5,307.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
$26.18
PKR7,290.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
$83.29
PKR23,195.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
$38.79
PKR10,803.24
|
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