Cost of living comparison

Pakistan

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Philippines

Taguig City vs. Karachi Cost of Living Summary

Taguig City is 2.6 times more expensive than Karachi.

Restaurants: pay 85.9% more in Taguig City
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in Taguig City
Transportation: pay 4.4% more in Taguig City
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Taguig City
Childcare: pay 6.0 times more in Taguig City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.6% more in Taguig City
Clothing: pay 60.0% more in Taguig City

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

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Taguig City vs. Karachi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taguig City instead of Karachi, you would:

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pay 85.9% more for restaurants

	Karachi	Taguig City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.77 PKR491.07	$4.30 ₱265.16	+143.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.24 PKR1,178.57	$3.44 ₱212.13	-18.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 PKR109.09	$0.82 ₱50.38	+108.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 PKR60.32	$0.46 ₱28.28	+111.2%
Average			+85.9%

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Karachi	Taguig City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 PKR157.78	$1.33 ₱82.22	+134.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 PKR1,003.89	$3.17 ₱195.16	-12.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.07 PKR852.94	$7.32 ₱451.32	+138.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.16 PKR323.20	$2.17 ₱133.70	+86.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.51 PKR419.46	$2.26 ₱139.52	+49.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 PKR138.25	$1.11 ₱68.32	+122.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 PKR79.37	$0.82 ₱50.70	+187.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 PKR117.78	$1.38 ₱84.85	+224.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 PKR63.02	$0.52 ₱31.82	+127.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 PKR44.67	$0.81 ₱49.63	+400.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 PKR47.82	$1.37 ₱84.74	+698.2%
Average			+196.1%

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pay 4.4% more for transportation

	Karachi	Taguig City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 PKR962.32	$4.16 ₱256.46	+20.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.96 PKR2,209.82	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,152.03 PKR5M	$25,288.58 ₱2M	+47.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.37 PKR1,767.86	$2.92 ₱180.31	-54.1%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Karachi	Taguig City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.20 PKR3,388.39	$24.51 ₱1,511.44	+100.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$125.14 PKR34,752.73	$560.82 ₱34,577.46	+348.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$79.36 PKR22,039.27	$322.56 ₱19,887.34	+306.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.65 PKR25,730.66	$91.71 ₱5,654.59	-1.0%
Average			+188.7%

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pay 6.0 times more for childcare

	Karachi	Taguig City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$61.14 PKR16,979.73	$138.58 ₱8,544.19	+126.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,401.68 PKR389K	$13,676.48 ₱843K	+875.7%
Average			+501.2%

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pay 54.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Karachi	Taguig City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 PKR554.91	$1.42 ₱87.50	-29.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 PKR556.96	$2.59 ₱159.52	+29.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 PKR589.29	$3.10 ₱190.92	+45.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.79 PKR4,384.98	$41.86 ₱2,580.94	+165.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.24 PKR1,178.57	$6.88 ₱424.26	+62.1%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 60.0% more for clothing

	Karachi	Taguig City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.04 PKR5,008.93	$44.44 ₱2,740.03	+146.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.89 PKR7,467.94	$29.70 ₱1,830.99	+10.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.38 PKR17,323.13	$71.68 ₱4,419.41	+14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.81 PKR9,944.19	$60.21 ₱3,712.30	+68.2%
Average			+60.0%

Karachi vs. Taguig City - Cost of clothing

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