Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 24.6% cheaper than Nepal.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 18.3% less for restaurants
Nepal
|
Pakistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
NPR247.49
|
$1.57
PKR437.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.43
NPR858.16
|
$3.50
PKR971.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
NPR63.21
|
$0.30
PKR84.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.46
|
$0.21
PKR57.70
|
|
pay 24.4% less for groceries
Nepal
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
NPR63.43
|
$0.56
PKR155.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
NPR461.31
|
$2.35
PKR652.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
NPR386.37
|
$2.66
PKR738.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
NPR196.18
|
$1.10
PKR304.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
NPR186.97
|
$1.23
PKR341.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
NPR140.99
|
$0.43
PKR119.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
NPR56.48
|
$0.28
PKR76.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NPR70.98
|
$0.31
PKR87.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.07
|
$0.20
PKR55.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.78
|
$0.16
PKR43.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR34.52
|
$0.20
PKR54.82
|
|
pay 47.5% less for transportation
Nepal
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
NPR657.71
|
$3.75
PKR1,040.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.97
NPR1,998.16
|
$6.78
PKR1,882.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,088.94
NPR4,283,324.53
|
$16,737.54
PKR4,649,616.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.88
NPR1,452.24
|
$3.96
PKR1,101.09
|
|
pay 24.1% more for housing
Nepal
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.92
NPR1,324.71
|
$14.27
PKR3,964.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$90.65
NPR12,099.69
|
$81.52
PKR22,646.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$66.00
NPR8,809.66
|
$50.88
PKR14,133.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.38
NPR3,921.94
|
$54.49
PKR15,136.63
|
|
pay 61.4% less for childcare
Nepal
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.48
NPR9,274.16
|
$29.66
PKR8,238.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,917.30
NPR389,409.09
|
$1,010.43
PKR280,693.20
|
|
pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
NPR309.14
|
$1.84
PKR511.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
NPR201.53
|
$1.52
PKR421.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
NPR391.66
|
$1.63
PKR453.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.95
NPR3,062.83
|
$10.78
PKR2,995.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
NPR431.65
|
$3.47
PKR963.85
|
|
pay 22.7% less for clothing
Nepal
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.32
NPR2,979.00
|
$13.74
PKR3,815.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
NPR4,768.31
|
$18.92
PKR5,255.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.27
NPR5,642.45
|
$48.54
PKR13,482.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.72
NPR4,367.54
|
$26.13
PKR7,258.16
|
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