Cost of living comparison
Israel is 7.6 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Israel instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 8.7 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.57
PKR436.42
|
$18.66
₪69.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
PKR969.02
|
$14.78
₪54.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
PKR84.03
|
$2.57
₪9.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
PKR57.55
|
$2.12
₪7.85
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
PKR154.76
|
$2.27
₪8.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
PKR651.19
|
$6.89
₪25.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
PKR737.01
|
$6.60
₪24.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
PKR303.68
|
$3.71
₪13.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.23
PKR340.79
|
$4.43
₪16.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PKR118.87
|
$1.37
₪5.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
PKR76.63
|
$0.93
₪3.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
PKR87.08
|
$0.78
₪2.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
PKR55.50
|
$0.84
₪3.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
PKR43.54
|
$0.61
₪2.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
PKR54.68
|
$0.62
₪2.29
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
PKR1,038.18
|
$7.24
₪26.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.78
PKR1,877.80
|
$54.77
₪202.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,737.54
PKR4,637,796.46
|
$38,392.11
₪142,225.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
PKR1,098.29
|
$13.38
₪49.56
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.27
PKR3,954.89
|
$26.60
₪98.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$81.52
PKR22,589.06
|
$993.65
₪3,681.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.88
PKR14,097.90
|
$858.83
₪3,181.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.49
PKR15,098.15
|
$173.67
₪643.39
|
|
pay 20.3 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.66
PKR8,217.86
|
$870.80
₪3,225.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,010.43
PKR279,979.62
|
$11,400.36
₪42,233.31
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
PKR509.78
|
$7.84
₪29.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.52
PKR420.27
|
$3.63
₪13.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
PKR452.73
|
$9.56
₪35.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.78
PKR2,987.55
|
$65.58
₪242.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.47
PKR961.40
|
$11.89
₪44.06
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.74
PKR3,806.03
|
$88.40
₪327.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.92
PKR5,242.02
|
$57.67
₪213.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.54
PKR13,448.66
|
$114.82
₪425.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.13
PKR7,239.71
|
$130.62
₪483.91
|
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