Cost of living comparison

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Islamabad is 51.4% cheaper than Yerevan.

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

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pay 65.2% less for restaurants

 
Yerevan
Islamabad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.57
AMD4,506.66
$1.79
PKR497.25
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.00
AMD3,505.18
$4.30
PKR1,193.40
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.99
AMD386.68
$0.35
PKR98.32

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pay 41.4% less for groceries

 
Yerevan
Islamabad
Bread
1 loaf
$0.86
AMD336.21
$0.68
PKR188.38
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.04
AMD1,571.16
$2.96
PKR822.30
Milk (1 gallon) $6.24
AMD2,429.63
$3.31
PKR920.55

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pay 26.4% less for transportation

 
Yerevan
Islamabad
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.29
AMD2,060.27
$3.81
PKR1,057.47
Monthly public transit pass $12.86
AMD5,007.40
$6.80
PKR1,889.55
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,864.95
AMD12,017,760.12
$21,479.46
PKR5,966,992.84

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pay 49.4% less for housing

 
Yerevan
Islamabad
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$22.21
AMD8,649.38
$18.16
PKR5,043.53
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $931.30
AMD362,615.96
$174.15
PKR48,379.44
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $625.77
AMD243,652.49
$99.01
PKR27,504.11

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pay 74.6% less for childcare

 
Yerevan
Islamabad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $374.24
AMD145,715.34
$60.17
PKR16,715.23
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,037.50
AMD3,518,895.97
$3,142.14
PKR872,885.81

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pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Yerevan
Islamabad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.06
AMD801.18
$1.79
PKR497.25
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.76
AMD1,464.89
$1.97
PKR546.50
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.57
AMD1,001.48
$2.15
PKR596.70

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pay 62.5% less for clothing

 
Yerevan
Islamabad
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$111.12
AMD43,265.38
$19.06
PKR5,294.24
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$63.96
AMD24,902.16
$26.18
PKR7,272.27
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$139.93
AMD54,482.41
$83.29
PKR23,138.67

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