Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 75.1% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Germany, you would:
pay 83.8% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Pakistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.72
|
$1.57
PKR437.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
$3.50
PKR971.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.62
|
$0.30
PKR84.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$0.21
PKR57.70
|
|
pay 68.9% less for groceries
Germany
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
$0.56
PKR155.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.26
|
$2.35
PKR652.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.94
|
$2.66
PKR738.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
$1.10
PKR304.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.67
|
$1.23
PKR341.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$0.43
PKR119.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.28
PKR76.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.31
PKR87.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$0.20
PKR55.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.16
PKR43.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.20
PKR54.82
|
|
pay 65.3% less for transportation
Germany
|
Pakistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.65
|
$3.75
PKR1,040.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.67
|
$6.78
PKR1,882.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€27,136.52
|
$16,737.54
PKR4,649,616.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.62
|
$3.96
PKR1,101.09
|
|
pay 82.2% less for housing
Germany
|
Pakistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.60
|
$14.27
PKR3,964.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€742.62
|
$81.52
PKR22,646.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€571.80
|
$50.88
PKR14,133.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€215.52
|
$54.49
PKR15,136.63
|
|
pay 92.6% less for childcare
Germany
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€402.86
|
$29.66
PKR8,238.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,608.92
|
$1,010.43
PKR280,693.20
|
|
pay 67.4% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.02
|
$1.84
PKR511.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.20
|
$1.52
PKR421.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.17
|
$1.63
PKR453.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.86
|
$10.78
PKR2,995.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.65
|
$3.47
PKR963.85
|
|
pay 65.5% less for clothing
Germany
|
Pakistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€77.61
|
$13.74
PKR3,815.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€38.31
|
$18.92
PKR5,255.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€83.35
|
$48.54
PKR13,482.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€111.56
|
$26.13
PKR7,258.16
|
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