Cost of living comparison

Pakistan

compared to

Latvia

Riga vs. Karachi Cost of Living Summary

Riga is 3.3 times more expensive than Karachi.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in Riga
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Riga
Transportation: pay 86.9% more in Riga
Housing: pay 4.4 times more in Riga
Childcare: pay 10.6 times more in Riga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Riga
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Riga

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

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Riga vs. Karachi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Karachi	Riga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.17 PKR600.60	$16.80 €14.95	+675.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 PKR1,501.50	$9.24 €8.22	+70.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 PKR109.17	$1.61 €1.44	+309.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 PKR73.78	$1.18 €1.05	+342.8%
Average			+304.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Karachi	Riga
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 PKR149.82	$1.43 €1.27	+164.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.89 PKR802.51	$5.22 €4.65	+80.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.33 PKR923.25	$4.41 €3.92	+32.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.26 PKR349.44	$3.76 €3.34	+198.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.40 PKR389.34	$3.91 €3.48	+178.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 PKR160.05	$1.00 €0.89	+72.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.25 PKR70.26	$0.83 €0.73	+225.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 PKR127.13	$1.13 €1.00	+146.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 PKR68.11	$1.40 €1.24	+468.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 PKR40.64	$0.40 €0.36	+173.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.15 PKR41.17	$0.42 €0.37	+183.1%
Average			+156.7%

Karachi vs. Riga - Cost of groceries

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pay 86.9% more for transportation

	Karachi	Riga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.15 PKR1,428.03	$7.75 €6.90	+50.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 PKR2,752.75	$33.59 €29.90	+238.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,053.11 PKR5M	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	+51.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.68 PKR1,851.85	$11.42 €10.17	+71.0%
Average			+86.9%

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

	Karachi	Riga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.24 PKR3,670.33	$20.41 €18.17	+54.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$119.43 PKR33,110.00	$582.45 €518.40	+387.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$74.38 PKR20,620.60	$385.02 €342.68	+417.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.68 PKR24,031.72	$286.52 €255.02	+230.5%
Average			+344.8%

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pay 10.6 times more for childcare

	Karachi	Riga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.74 PKR14,345.58	$645.25 €574.29	+1147.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,942.52 PKR539K	$17,635.84 €15,696.53	+807.9%
Average			+964.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Karachi	Riga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 PKR600.60	$5.60 €4.98	+158.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 PKR596.75	$3.72 €3.31	+72.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 PKR500.50	$6.72 €5.98	+272.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.46 PKR5,950.39	$49.91 €44.42	+132.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.33 PKR1,201.20	$10.75 €9.57	+148.1%
Average			+138.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Karachi	Riga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.80 PKR4,933.50	$69.42 €61.79	+290.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.21 PKR6,435.00	$50.39 €44.85	+117.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.83 PKR18,804.50	$85.85 €76.41	+26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.92 PKR11,344.67	$138.10 €122.91	+237.5%
Average			+145.2%

Karachi vs. Riga - Cost of clothing

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