Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 0.1% more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 12.7% more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Pakistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.45
BDT169.45
|
$1.57
PKR437.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
BDT528.64
|
$3.50
PKR971.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
BDT28.00
|
$0.30
PKR84.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.56
|
$0.21
PKR57.70
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Pakistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
BDT57.03
|
$0.56
PKR155.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
BDT431.36
|
$2.35
PKR652.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
BDT300.35
|
$2.66
PKR738.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
BDT128.23
|
$1.10
PKR304.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
BDT122.80
|
$1.23
PKR341.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
BDT100.25
|
$0.43
PKR119.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT40.93
|
$0.28
PKR76.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT91.20
|
$0.31
PKR87.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.16
|
$0.20
PKR55.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT15.32
|
$0.16
PKR43.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
BDT27.51
|
$0.20
PKR54.82
|
|
pay 17.2% less for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
BDT435.96
|
$3.75
PKR1,040.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.37
BDT1,445.61
|
$6.78
PKR1,882.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,644.74
BDT3,231,475.11
|
$16,737.54
PKR4,649,616.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.44
BDT402.10
|
$3.96
PKR1,101.09
|
|
pay 33.8% more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.23
BDT1,779.79
|
$14.27
PKR3,964.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.55
BDT8,830.98
|
$81.52
PKR22,646.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$46.73
BDT5,461.99
|
$50.88
PKR14,133.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.24
BDT2,833.66
|
$54.49
PKR15,136.63
|
|
pay 2.1% more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.97
BDT3,503.63
|
$29.66
PKR8,238.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$959.13
BDT112,116.04
|
$1,010.43
PKR280,693.20
|
|
pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Pakistan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
BDT497.55
|
$1.84
PKR511.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
BDT171.74
|
$1.52
PKR421.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
BDT298.18
|
$1.63
PKR453.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.85
BDT1,268.69
|
$10.78
PKR2,995.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BDT439.80
|
$3.47
PKR963.85
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Pakistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.56
BDT1,935.38
|
$13.74
PKR3,815.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.00
BDT1,986.74
|
$18.92
PKR5,255.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.41
BDT4,256.24
|
$48.54
PKR13,482.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.53
BDT3,802.31
|
$26.13
PKR7,258.16
|
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