Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 80.1% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Finland, you would:
pay 87.7% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Pakistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.84
|
$0.98
PKR274.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.87
|
$2.67
PKR744.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.42
|
$0.17
PKR47.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$0.13
PKR35.64
|
|
pay 75.5% less for groceries
Finland
|
Pakistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
$0.33
PKR90.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.75
|
$2.14
PKR596.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.81
|
$1.71
PKR476.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.77
|
$0.81
PKR225.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.53
|
$0.74
PKR205.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$0.32
PKR89.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.18
PKR50.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$0.25
PKR69.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$0.18
PKR49.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.09
PKR26.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.12
PKR34.75
|
|
pay 79.6% less for transportation
Finland
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.32
|
$2.55
PKR709.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.22
|
$5.51
PKR1,534.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,613.10
|
$10,243.87
PKR2,852,392.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.35
|
$1.80
PKR502.13
|
|
pay 69.0% less for housing
Finland
|
Pakistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.51
|
$17.57
PKR4,892.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€695.45
|
$57.96
PKR16,139.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€576.95
|
$36.22
PKR10,086.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.01
|
$32.70
PKR9,106.27
|
|
pay 93.3% less for childcare
Finland
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€323.64
|
$19.40
PKR5,403.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,409.31
|
$607.98
PKR169,290.14
|
|
pay 82.3% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.64
|
$1.69
PKR470.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.91
|
$0.92
PKR255.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.30
|
$0.85
PKR237.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.06
|
$7.61
PKR2,118.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.18
|
$2.54
PKR705.93
|
|
pay 73.6% less for clothing
Finland
|
Pakistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.22
|
$10.53
PKR2,931.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.89
|
$13.64
PKR3,797.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.04
|
$30.17
PKR8,399.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.14
|
$22.47
PKR6,257.80
|
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