Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 11.9% cheaper than Iran.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Iran, you would:
pay 48.4% less for restaurants
Iran
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,554
|
$1.57
PKR437.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR145,919
|
$3.50
PKR971.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,821
|
$0.30
PKR84.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,247
|
$0.21
PKR57.70
|
|
pay 21.8% less for groceries
Iran
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,521
|
$0.56
PKR155.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,207
|
$2.35
PKR652.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,859
|
$2.66
PKR738.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,545
|
$1.10
PKR304.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,331
|
$1.23
PKR341.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,799
|
$0.43
PKR119.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,951
|
$0.28
PKR76.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,634
|
$0.31
PKR87.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,876
|
$0.20
PKR55.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,300
|
$0.16
PKR43.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,146
|
$0.20
PKR54.82
|
|
pay 4.1% less for transportation
Iran
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,104
|
$3.75
PKR1,040.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,295
|
$6.78
PKR1,882.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,874,106,262
|
$16,737.54
PKR4,649,616.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,545
|
$3.96
PKR1,101.09
|
|
pay 45.3% more for housing
Iran
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,415
|
$14.27
PKR3,964.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,301,700
|
$81.52
PKR22,646.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,253,505
|
$50.88
PKR14,133.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,611
|
$54.49
PKR15,136.63
|
|
pay 40.9% less for childcare
Iran
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,871,811
|
$29.66
PKR8,238.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,386,213
|
$1,010.43
PKR280,693.20
|
|
pay 40.3% more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,251
|
$1.84
PKR511.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,145
|
$1.52
PKR421.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,839
|
$1.63
PKR453.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,467
|
$10.78
PKR2,995.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR68,977
|
$3.47
PKR963.85
|
|
pay 53.9% less for clothing
Iran
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,462,425
|
$13.74
PKR3,815.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,473
|
$18.92
PKR5,255.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,532,093
|
$48.54
PKR13,482.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,859,030
|
$26.13
PKR7,258.16
|
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