Cost of living comparison
India is 79.7% more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in India instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 89.5% more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
PKR274.04
|
$2.24
₹186.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
PKR744.33
|
$3.92
₹327.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
PKR47.88
|
$0.41
₹34.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
PKR35.64
|
$0.19
₹15.48
|
|
pay 57.9% more for groceries
Pakistan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
PKR90.80
|
$0.45
₹37.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
PKR596.38
|
$2.51
₹209.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
PKR476.11
|
$2.48
₹206.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
PKR225.31
|
$0.92
₹76.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
PKR205.25
|
$1.36
₹113.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR89.10
|
$0.83
₹69.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR50.49
|
$0.28
₹23.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
PKR69.69
|
$0.44
₹36.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR49.24
|
$0.22
₹18.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
PKR26.32
|
$0.16
₹13.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
PKR34.75
|
$0.19
₹15.77
|
|
pay 54.4% more for transportation
Pakistan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
PKR709.44
|
$4.78
₹399.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
PKR1,534.79
|
$8.38
₹699.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
PKR2,852,392.03
|
$13,136.82
₹1,096,734.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
PKR502.13
|
$2.70
₹225.16
|
|
pay 45.4% more for housing
Pakistan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
PKR4,892.13
|
$8.43
₹704.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
PKR16,139.54
|
$126.14
₹10,530.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
PKR10,086.40
|
$85.52
₹7,139.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
PKR9,106.27
|
$26.13
₹2,181.31
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
PKR5,403.11
|
$47.60
₹3,974.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
PKR169,290.14
|
$1,206.46
₹100,721.63
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
PKR470.82
|
$1.88
₹157.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
PKR255.55
|
$1.40
₹117.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
PKR237.40
|
$3.85
₹321.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
PKR2,118.35
|
$17.05
₹1,423.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
PKR705.93
|
$2.94
₹245.21
|
|
pay 78.0% more for clothing
Pakistan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
PKR2,931.86
|
$25.43
₹2,122.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
PKR3,797.49
|
$26.83
₹2,239.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
PKR8,399.41
|
$41.28
₹3,446.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
PKR6,257.80
|
$30.75
₹2,567.13
|
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