Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 47.1% cheaper than Turkey.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 60.3% less for restaurants
Turkey
|
Pakistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY201.11
|
$1.57
PKR436.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY195.82
|
$3.50
PKR969.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY36.62
|
$0.30
PKR84.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.64
|
$0.21
PKR57.55
|
|
pay 26.4% less for groceries
Turkey
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.31
|
$0.56
PKR154.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY114.73
|
$2.35
PKR651.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY93.17
|
$2.66
PKR737.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.07
|
$1.10
PKR303.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY81.41
|
$1.23
PKR340.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
$0.43
PKR118.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY18.91
|
$0.28
PKR76.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.22
|
$0.31
PKR87.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.30
|
$0.20
PKR55.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.49
|
$0.16
PKR43.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.49
|
$0.20
PKR54.68
|
|
pay 45.0% less for transportation
Turkey
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY145.67
|
$3.75
PKR1,038.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY607.11
|
$6.78
PKR1,877.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,329,368.32
|
$16,737.54
PKR4,637,796.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY210.60
|
$3.96
PKR1,098.29
|
|
pay 25.8% less for housing
Turkey
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY336.36
|
$14.27
PKR3,954.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY12,889.24
|
$81.52
PKR22,589.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,604.34
|
$50.88
PKR14,097.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,399.24
|
$54.49
PKR15,098.15
|
|
pay 86.0% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY8,965.78
|
$29.66
PKR8,217.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY189,722.21
|
$1,010.43
PKR279,979.62
|
|
pay 30.8% less for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY76.62
|
$1.84
PKR509.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY73.38
|
$1.52
PKR420.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.02
|
$1.63
PKR452.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,059.47
|
$10.78
PKR2,987.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY142.49
|
$3.47
PKR961.40
|
|
pay 55.7% less for clothing
Turkey
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,460.89
|
$13.74
PKR3,806.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,199.88
|
$18.92
PKR5,242.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,579.81
|
$48.54
PKR13,448.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,369.13
|
$26.13
PKR7,239.71
|
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