Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 45.8% cheaper than Liberia.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 80.8% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Pakistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$1.57
PKR437.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$3.50
PKR971.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
$0.30
PKR84.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$0.21
PKR57.70
|
|
pay 75.8% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Pakistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
$0.56
PKR155.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
$2.35
PKR652.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
$2.66
PKR738.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
$1.10
PKR304.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
$1.23
PKR341.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
$0.43
PKR119.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
$0.28
PKR76.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
$0.31
PKR87.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
$0.20
PKR55.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
$0.16
PKR43.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
$0.20
PKR54.82
|
|
pay 50.1% more for transportation
Liberia
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
$3.75
PKR1,040.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.78
PKR1,882.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$16,737.54
PKR4,649,616.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
$3.96
PKR1,101.09
|
|
pay 72.5% less for housing
Liberia
|
Pakistan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
$14.27
PKR3,964.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
$81.52
PKR22,646.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
$50.88
PKR14,133.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
$54.49
PKR15,136.63
|
|
pay 46.4% less for childcare
Liberia
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
$29.66
PKR8,238.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
$1,010.43
PKR280,693.20
|
|
pay 59.1% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$1.84
PKR511.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
$1.52
PKR421.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
$1.63
PKR453.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
$10.78
PKR2,995.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
$3.47
PKR963.85
|
|
pay 36.2% less for clothing
Liberia
|
Pakistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
$13.74
PKR3,815.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
$18.92
PKR5,255.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
$48.54
PKR13,482.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
$26.13
PKR7,258.16
|
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