Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 59.7% cheaper than Indonesia.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
IDR28,398.05
|
$0.98
PKR273.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
IDR56,357.02
|
$2.67
PKR742.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
IDR10,205.20
|
$0.17
PKR47.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
IDR6,067.48
|
$0.13
PKR35.56
|
|
pay 65.5% less for groceries
Indonesia
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
IDR19,081.22
|
$0.33
PKR90.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
IDR59,348.56
|
$2.14
PKR594.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
IDR81,955.02
|
$1.71
PKR474.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
IDR25,156.31
|
$0.81
PKR224.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
IDR23,945.71
|
$0.74
PKR204.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
IDR18,888.43
|
$0.32
PKR88.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
IDR9,229.15
|
$0.18
PKR50.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,935.67
|
$0.25
PKR69.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
IDR7,743.89
|
$0.18
PKR49.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,656.28
|
$0.09
PKR26.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,797.10
|
$0.12
PKR34.67
|
|
pay 47.2% less for transportation
Indonesia
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
IDR49,632.22
|
$2.55
PKR707.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
IDR190,824.69
|
$5.51
PKR1,531.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
IDR423,239,873.35
|
$10,243.87
PKR2,845,702.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
IDR66,855.76
|
$1.80
PKR500.95
|
|
pay 56.1% less for housing
Indonesia
|
Pakistan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
IDR539,689.81
|
$17.57
PKR4,880.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
IDR3,973,272.76
|
$57.96
PKR16,101.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
IDR2,617,187.49
|
$36.22
PKR10,062.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
IDR676,821.11
|
$32.70
PKR9,084.91
|
|
pay 86.4% less for childcare
Indonesia
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
IDR1,713,052.37
|
$19.40
PKR5,390.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
IDR108,892,669.50
|
$607.98
PKR168,893.11
|
|
pay 48.7% less for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Pakistan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
IDR43,462.26
|
$1.69
PKR469.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
IDR28,495.61
|
$0.92
PKR254.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
IDR34,270.90
|
$0.85
PKR236.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
IDR453,468.83
|
$7.61
PKR2,113.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
IDR53,827.67
|
$2.54
PKR704.27
|
|
pay 62.1% less for clothing
Indonesia
|
Pakistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
IDR659,883.53
|
$10.53
PKR2,924.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
IDR487,284.27
|
$13.64
PKR3,788.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
IDR1,075,813.15
|
$30.17
PKR8,379.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
IDR1,003,206.81
|
$22.47
PKR6,243.13
|
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