Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 82.9% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Israel, you would:
pay 90.6% less for restaurants
|
Israel
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪68.46
|
$0.98
Rs274
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪55.06
|
$2.67
Rs744
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.55
|
$0.17
Rs48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.31
|
$0.13
Rs36
|
|
pay 77.3% less for groceries
|
Israel
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪8.21
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪24.20
|
$2.14
Rs596
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪24.28
|
$1.71
Rs476
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪14.03
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.87
|
$0.74
Rs205
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.15
|
$0.32
Rs89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.86
|
$0.18
Rs50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.98
|
$0.25
Rs70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪3.08
|
$0.18
Rs49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.19
|
$0.09
Rs26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.07
|
$0.12
Rs35
|
|
pay 79.3% less for transportation
|
Israel
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.87
|
$2.55
Rs709
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪217.44
|
$5.51
Rs1,534
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪146,369.85
|
$10,243.87
Rs2,850,307
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪61.23
|
$1.80
Rs502
|
|
pay 76.6% less for housing
|
Israel
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪104.98
|
$17.57
Rs4,889
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,587.02
|
$57.96
Rs16,128
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,988.96
|
$36.22
Rs10,079
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪667.60
|
$32.70
Rs9,100
|
|
pay 95.3% less for childcare
|
Israel
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,132.42
|
$19.40
Rs5,399
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪33,740.52
|
$607.98
Rs169,166
|
|
pay 81.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.95
|
$1.69
Rs470
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪13.32
|
$0.92
Rs255
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪37.44
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪243.72
|
$7.61
Rs2,117
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪44.46
|
$2.54
Rs705
|
|
pay 79.2% less for clothing
|
Israel
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪329.47
|
$10.53
Rs2,930
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪204.63
|
$13.64
Rs3,795
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪419.43
|
$30.17
Rs8,393
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪475.93
|
$22.47
Rs6,253
|
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