Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 53.0% cheaper than Iran.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Iran, you would:
pay 67.9% less for restaurants
Iran
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
$0.98
PKR274.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
$2.67
PKR744.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
$0.17
PKR47.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
$0.13
PKR35.65
|
|
pay 56.2% less for groceries
Iran
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
$0.33
PKR90.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
$2.14
PKR596.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
$1.71
PKR476.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
$0.81
PKR225.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
$0.74
PKR205.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
$0.32
PKR89.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
$0.18
PKR50.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
$0.25
PKR69.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
$0.18
PKR49.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
$0.09
PKR26.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
$0.12
PKR34.76
|
|
pay 36.8% less for transportation
Iran
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
$2.55
PKR709.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
$5.51
PKR1,535.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
$10,243.87
PKR2,852,917.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
$1.80
PKR502.22
|
|
pay 39.6% less for housing
Iran
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
$17.57
PKR4,893.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
$57.96
PKR16,142.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
$36.22
PKR10,088.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
$32.70
PKR9,107.95
|
|
pay 64.9% less for childcare
Iran
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
$19.40
PKR5,404.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
$607.98
PKR169,321.35
|
|
pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
$1.69
PKR470.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
$0.92
PKR255.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
$0.85
PKR237.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
$7.61
PKR2,118.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
$2.54
PKR706.06
|
|
pay 79.1% less for clothing
Iran
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
$10.53
PKR2,932.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
$13.64
PKR3,798.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
$30.17
PKR8,400.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
$22.47
PKR6,258.96
|
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