Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 79.0% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 84.1% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Pakistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$1.57
PKR436.42
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$3.50
PKR969.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$0.30
PKR84.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$0.21
PKR57.55
|
|
pay 75.3% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Pakistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$0.56
PKR154.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$2.35
PKR651.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$2.66
PKR737.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$1.10
PKR303.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$1.23
PKR340.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$0.43
PKR118.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$0.28
PKR76.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$0.31
PKR87.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$0.20
PKR55.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$0.16
PKR43.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.20
PKR54.68
|
|
pay 68.0% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Pakistan
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$3.75
PKR1,038.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
$6.78
PKR1,877.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
$16,737.54
PKR4,637,796.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$3.96
PKR1,098.29
|
|
pay 80.0% less for housing
Jersey
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Pakistan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
$14.27
PKR3,954.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$81.52
PKR22,589.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$50.88
PKR14,097.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$54.49
PKR15,098.15
|
|
pay 96.5% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Pakistan
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$29.66
PKR8,217.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$1,010.43
PKR279,979.62
|
|
pay 78.7% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Pakistan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$1.84
PKR509.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$1.52
PKR420.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$1.63
PKR452.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$10.78
PKR2,987.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$3.47
PKR961.40
|
|
pay 70.1% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Pakistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$13.74
PKR3,806.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$18.92
PKR5,242.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$48.54
PKR13,448.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$26.13
PKR7,239.71
|
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