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Pakistan vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary

Pakistan is 27.6% cheaper than Kenya overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.1% less in Pakistan
Groceries: pay 33.1% less in Pakistan
Transportation: pay 43.1% less in Pakistan
Housing: pay 1.6% more in Pakistan
Childcare: pay 81.9% less in Pakistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.9% less in Pakistan
Clothing: pay 31.4% more in Pakistan

The cost of clothing and housing in Pakistan are more expensive than in Kenya. Expenses including childcare, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Pakistan.

Pakistan vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pakistan instead of Kenya, you would:

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pay 39.1% less for restaurants

	Kenya	Pakistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.74 KES484.15	$2.08 PKR586.72	-44.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES798.62	$4.42 PKR1,245.39	-28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 KES69.44	$0.36 PKR101.09	-33.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 KES57.53	$0.22 PKR61.73	-50.7%
Average			-39.1%

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pay 33.1% less for groceries

	Kenya	Pakistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 KES70.01	$0.57 PKR161.60	+6.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 KES565.28	$2.74 PKR771.01	-37.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.52 KES326.23	$2.80 PKR787.45	+10.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 KES207.28	$1.16 PKR325.64	-27.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.57 KES332.87	$1.24 PKR348.55	-51.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 KES139.60	$0.45 PKR127.08	-58.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 KES51.88	$0.28 PKR78.15	-30.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 KES89.87	$0.33 PKR92.21	-52.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 KES41.21	$0.22 PKR61.75	-31.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 KES38.21	$0.16 PKR44.56	-46.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 KES47.67	$0.20 PKR57.41	-44.7%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 43.1% less for transportation

	Kenya	Pakistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.69	$3.53 PKR994.30	-34.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.41 KES3,419.10	$6.76 PKR1,905.44	-74.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,331.14 KES2,502,416.20	$20,356.76 PKR5,734,943.09	+5.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.74 KES1,778.12	$4.31 PKR1,213.78	-68.6%
Average			-43.1%

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pay 1.6% more for housing

	Kenya	Pakistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.35 KES4,834.47	$14.55 PKR4,099.64	-61.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$194.00 KES25,113.52	$87.27 PKR24,586.38	-55.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$131.26 KES16,990.97	$51.03 PKR14,376.37	-61.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.47 KES3,167.26	$69.36 PKR19,540.40	+183.5%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 81.9% less for childcare

	Kenya	Pakistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$172.28 KES22,301.68	$30.86 PKR8,692.87	-82.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,439.34 KES963,022.59	$1,351.44 PKR380,729.06	-81.8%
Average			-81.9%

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pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Kenya	Pakistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 KES262.67	$2.45 PKR690.77	+20.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.28 KES294.98	$1.56 PKR440.01	-31.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.80 KES362.51	$1.82 PKR513.65	-34.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.27 KES3,788.44	$12.01 PKR3,382.62	-59.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.10 KES790.23	$3.67 PKR1,035.05	-39.8%
Average			-28.9%

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pay 31.4% more for clothing

	Kenya	Pakistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.46 KES1,612.32	$15.25 PKR4,295.36	+22.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.02 KES2,592.06	$21.49 PKR6,054.20	+7.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$34.44 KES4,457.72	$71.60 PKR20,171.15	+107.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.93 KES4,262.80	$28.91 PKR8,145.01	-12.2%
Average			+31.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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