Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 33.8% cheaper than Kenya.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 48.6% less for restaurants
Kenya
|
Pakistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES404.55
|
$1.57
PKR437.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES758.35
|
$3.50
PKR971.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES79.33
|
$0.30
PKR84.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES62.50
|
$0.21
PKR57.70
|
|
pay 35.7% less for groceries
Kenya
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES66.10
|
$0.56
PKR155.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES562.45
|
$2.35
PKR652.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES375.95
|
$2.66
PKR738.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES213.03
|
$1.10
PKR304.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES304.43
|
$1.23
PKR341.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES132.75
|
$0.43
PKR119.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.55
|
$0.28
PKR76.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES79.19
|
$0.31
PKR87.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.81
|
$0.20
PKR55.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES38.33
|
$0.16
PKR43.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES49.78
|
$0.20
PKR54.82
|
|
pay 42.5% less for transportation
Kenya
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES740.79
|
$3.75
PKR1,040.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,413.17
|
$6.78
PKR1,882.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,231,224.78
|
$16,737.54
PKR4,649,616.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,168.59
|
$3.96
PKR1,101.09
|
|
pay 0.6% less for housing
Kenya
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,153.20
|
$14.27
PKR3,964.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES24,260.10
|
$81.52
PKR22,646.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,828.63
|
$50.88
PKR14,133.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,631.70
|
$54.49
PKR15,136.63
|
|
pay 79.6% less for childcare
Kenya
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,853.74
|
$29.66
PKR8,238.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES813,068.55
|
$1,010.43
PKR280,693.20
|
|
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES255.39
|
$1.84
PKR511.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES279.03
|
$1.52
PKR421.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES349.85
|
$1.63
PKR453.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,970.88
|
$10.78
PKR2,995.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES758.72
|
$3.47
PKR963.85
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
Kenya
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,754.13
|
$13.74
PKR3,815.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,700.48
|
$18.92
PKR5,255.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,949.14
|
$48.54
PKR13,482.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,163.57
|
$26.13
PKR7,258.16
|
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