Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 74.2% cheaper than Dominica.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 81.1% less for restaurants
Dominica
|
Pakistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$0.98
PKR274.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$2.67
PKR744.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$0.17
PKR47.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$0.13
PKR35.64
|
|
pay 86.0% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Pakistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$0.33
PKR90.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.14
PKR596.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$1.71
PKR476.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$0.81
PKR225.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
PKR205.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.32
PKR89.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.18
PKR50.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.25
PKR69.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.18
PKR49.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.09
PKR26.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.12
PKR34.75
|
|
pay 49.6% less for transportation
Dominica
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$2.55
PKR709.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$5.51
PKR1,534.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$10,243.87
PKR2,852,392.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$1.80
PKR502.13
|
|
pay 79.2% less for housing
Dominica
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$17.57
PKR4,892.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$57.96
PKR16,139.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$36.22
PKR10,086.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$32.70
PKR9,106.27
|
|
pay 82.5% less for childcare
Dominica
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$19.40
PKR5,403.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$607.98
PKR169,290.14
|
|
pay 62.6% less for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Pakistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.69
PKR470.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$0.92
PKR255.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$0.85
PKR237.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$7.61
PKR2,118.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$2.54
PKR705.93
|
|
pay 78.3% less for clothing
Dominica
|
Pakistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$10.53
PKR2,931.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$13.64
PKR3,797.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$30.17
PKR8,399.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$22.47
PKR6,257.80
|
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