Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 77.8% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Greece, you would:
pay 83.0% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.88
|
$0.98
Rs274
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.57
|
$2.67
Rs744
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$0.17
Rs48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.13
Rs36
|
|
pay 72.1% less for groceries
Greece
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.65
|
$2.14
Rs596
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.26
|
$1.71
Rs476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.40
|
$0.74
Rs205
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.32
Rs89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.18
Rs50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.25
Rs70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.18
Rs49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.09
Rs26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.12
Rs35
|
|
pay 74.3% less for transportation
Greece
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.23
|
$2.55
Rs709
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.62
|
$5.51
Rs1,534
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,715.54
|
$10,243.87
Rs2,850,307
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.18
|
$1.80
Rs502
|
|
pay 76.8% less for housing
Greece
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.57
|
$17.57
Rs4,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€401.28
|
$57.96
Rs16,128
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€335.21
|
$36.22
Rs10,079
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€160.86
|
$32.70
Rs9,100
|
|
pay 92.7% less for childcare
Greece
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€318.89
|
$19.40
Rs5,399
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,287.25
|
$607.98
Rs169,166
|
|
pay 73.8% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.82
|
$1.69
Rs470
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$0.92
Rs255
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.79
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.28
|
$7.61
Rs2,117
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.27
|
$2.54
Rs705
|
|
pay 71.8% less for clothing
Greece
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.39
|
$10.53
Rs2,930
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.04
|
$13.64
Rs3,795
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.75
|
$30.17
Rs8,393
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.74
|
$22.47
Rs6,253
|
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