Cost of living comparison

Pakistan

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Uruguay

Maldonado vs. Karachi Cost of Living Summary

Maldonado is 3.1 times more expensive than Karachi.

Restaurants: pay 4.9 times more in Maldonado
Groceries: pay 3.4 times more in Maldonado
Transportation: pay 99.8% more in Maldonado
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Maldonado
Childcare: pay 5.7 times more in Maldonado
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Maldonado
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Maldonado

The cost of childcare, restaurants, groceries, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Maldonado are more expensive than in Karachi. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Maldonado.

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Maldonado vs. Karachi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Maldonado instead of Karachi, you would:

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pay 4.9 times more for restaurants

	Karachi	Maldonado
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.17 PKR600.60	$15.00 UYU604.72	+592.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 PKR1,501.50	$13.71 UYU552.87	+153.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 PKR109.17	$2.68 UYU108.11	+581.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 PKR73.78	$2.05 UYU82.66	+670.4%
Average			+391.3%

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pay 3.4 times more for groceries

	Karachi	Maldonado
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 PKR149.82	$2.74 UYU110.47	+407.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.89 PKR802.51	$7.03 UYU283.55	+143.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.33 PKR923.25	$4.37 UYU176.18	+31.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.26 PKR349.44	$4.09 UYU164.85	+224.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.40 PKR389.34	$5.29 UYU213.26	+276.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 PKR160.05	$1.28 UYU51.67	+122.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.25 PKR70.26	$0.99 UYU39.78	+289.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 PKR127.13	$0.80 UYU32.15	+73.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 PKR68.11	$1.44 UYU58.00	+485.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 PKR40.64	$0.92 UYU37.22	+529.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.15 PKR41.17	$0.93 UYU37.50	+526.5%
Average			+239.3%

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pay 99.8% more for transportation

	Karachi	Maldonado
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.15 PKR1,428.03	$8.25 UYU332.50	+60.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 PKR2,752.75	$49.87 UYU2,010.42	+402.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,053.11 PKR5M	$26,990.00 UYU1M	+49.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.68 PKR1,851.85	$6.89 UYU277.84	+3.2%
Average			+99.8%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Karachi	Maldonado
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.24 PKR3,670.33	$44.58 UYU1,797.10	+236.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$119.43 PKR33,110.00	$423.88 UYU17,088.55	+254.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$74.38 PKR20,620.60	$317.91 UYU12,816.42	+327.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.68 PKR24,031.72	$87.95 UYU3,545.58	+1.5%
Average			+216.0%

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pay 5.7 times more for childcare

	Karachi	Maldonado
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.74 PKR14,345.58	$498.68 UYU20,104.18	+863.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,942.52 PKR539K	$6,649.05 UYU268K	+242.3%
Average			+474.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Karachi	Maldonado
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 PKR600.60	$2.99 UYU120.63	+38.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 PKR596.75	$4.66 UYU187.82	+116.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 PKR500.50	$5.49 UYU221.15	+203.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.46 PKR5,950.39	$48.21 UYU1,943.40	+124.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.33 PKR1,201.20	$12.22 UYU492.55	+182.0%
Average			+120.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Karachi	Maldonado
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.80 PKR4,933.50	$89.81 UYU3,620.53	+404.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.21 PKR6,435.00	$37.40 UYU1,507.81	+61.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.83 PKR18,804.50	$124.46 UYU5,017.67	+83.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.92 PKR11,344.67	$118.09 UYU4,760.83	+188.6%
Average			+156.2%

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