Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 6.5 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 9.2 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
PKR274.09
|
$10.47
SEK112.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
PKR744.46
|
$8.27
SEK89.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
PKR47.89
|
$1.80
SEK19.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
PKR35.65
|
$1.63
SEK17.53
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
PKR90.82
|
$2.32
SEK25.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
PKR596.49
|
$4.47
SEK48.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
PKR476.19
|
$4.74
SEK51.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
PKR225.36
|
$3.01
SEK32.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
PKR205.28
|
$4.05
SEK43.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR89.12
|
$1.20
SEK12.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR50.50
|
$1.00
SEK10.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
PKR69.70
|
$1.15
SEK12.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR49.25
|
$1.57
SEK16.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
PKR26.32
|
$0.60
SEK6.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
PKR34.76
|
$0.60
SEK6.45
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
PKR709.57
|
$7.21
SEK77.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
PKR1,535.07
|
$69.67
SEK751.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
PKR2,852,917.93
|
$23,170.07
SEK249,948.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
PKR502.22
|
$22.12
SEK238.67
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
PKR4,893.04
|
$28.54
SEK307.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
PKR16,142.51
|
$736.74
SEK7,947.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
PKR10,088.26
|
$574.14
SEK6,193.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
PKR9,107.95
|
$61.61
SEK664.61
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
PKR5,404.11
|
$129.63
SEK1,398.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
PKR169,321.35
|
$3,186.61
SEK34,375.76
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
PKR470.91
|
$6.47
SEK69.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
PKR255.60
|
$3.66
SEK39.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
PKR237.44
|
$6.21
SEK66.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
PKR2,118.74
|
$36.95
SEK398.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
PKR706.06
|
$12.40
SEK133.77
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
PKR2,932.40
|
$78.79
SEK849.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
PKR3,798.19
|
$34.00
SEK366.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
PKR8,400.96
|
$80.12
SEK864.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
PKR6,258.96
|
$121.88
SEK1,314.80
|
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