Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 50.7% more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 80.9% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$1.57
PKR437.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$3.50
PKR971.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$0.30
PKR84.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$0.21
PKR57.70
|
|
pay 65.8% less for groceries
Tonga
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$0.56
PKR155.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$2.35
PKR652.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$2.66
PKR738.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$1.10
PKR304.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$1.23
PKR341.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.43
PKR119.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.28
PKR76.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$0.31
PKR87.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$0.20
PKR55.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.16
PKR43.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.20
PKR54.82
|
|
pay 22.4% more for transportation
Tonga
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$3.75
PKR1,040.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.78
PKR1,882.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$16,737.54
PKR4,649,616.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$3.96
PKR1,101.09
|
|
pay 82.3% less for housing
Tonga
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$14.27
PKR3,964.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$81.52
PKR22,646.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$50.88
PKR14,133.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$54.49
PKR15,136.63
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$29.66
PKR8,238.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$1,010.43
PKR280,693.20
|
|
pay 56.7% less for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$1.84
PKR511.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$1.52
PKR421.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$1.63
PKR453.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$10.78
PKR2,995.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.47
PKR963.85
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$13.74
PKR3,815.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$18.92
PKR5,255.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$48.54
PKR13,482.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$26.13
PKR7,258.16
|
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