Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 55.6% cheaper than Vietnam.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 58.3% less for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,967
|
$0.98
PKR273.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
$2.67
PKR742.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,117
|
$0.17
PKR47.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,786
|
$0.13
PKR35.56
|
|
pay 68.3% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
$0.33
PKR90.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,223
|
$2.14
PKR594.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,992
|
$1.71
PKR474.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
$0.81
PKR224.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,355
|
$0.74
PKR204.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,582
|
$0.32
PKR88.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,249
|
$0.18
PKR50.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,785
|
$0.25
PKR69.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,583
|
$0.18
PKR49.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,115
|
$0.09
PKR26.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,727
|
$0.12
PKR34.67
|
|
pay 53.1% less for transportation
Vietnam
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,129
|
$2.55
PKR707.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,586
|
$5.51
PKR1,531.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
$10,243.87
PKR2,845,702.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,088
|
$1.80
PKR500.95
|
|
pay 28.5% less for housing
Vietnam
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
$17.57
PKR4,880.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
$57.96
PKR16,101.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
$36.22
PKR10,062.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
$32.70
PKR9,084.91
|
|
pay 92.7% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
$19.40
PKR5,390.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
$607.98
PKR168,893.11
|
|
pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,831
|
$1.69
PKR469.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,398
|
$0.92
PKR254.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
$0.85
PKR236.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,529
|
$7.61
PKR2,113.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,253
|
$2.54
PKR704.27
|
|
pay 67.0% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
$10.53
PKR2,924.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
$13.64
PKR3,788.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
$30.17
PKR8,379.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
$22.47
PKR6,243.13
|
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