Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 73.2% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 80.0% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Pakistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.40
|
$0.98
PKR274.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
$2.67
PKR744.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.17
PKR47.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.13
PKR35.64
|
|
pay 66.9% less for groceries
Latvia
|
Pakistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
$0.33
PKR90.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.27
|
$2.14
PKR596.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.52
|
$1.71
PKR476.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
$0.81
PKR225.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€3.01
|
$0.74
PKR205.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$0.32
PKR89.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.18
PKR50.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.25
PKR69.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.18
PKR49.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.30
|
$0.09
PKR26.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.12
PKR34.75
|
|
pay 69.8% less for transportation
Latvia
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.84
|
$2.55
PKR709.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.84
|
$5.51
PKR1,534.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€20,026.55
|
$10,243.87
PKR2,852,392.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.14
|
$1.80
PKR502.13
|
|
pay 62.0% less for housing
Latvia
|
Pakistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.79
|
$17.57
PKR4,892.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€319.82
|
$57.96
PKR16,139.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€230.87
|
$36.22
PKR10,086.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€186.75
|
$32.70
PKR9,106.27
|
|
pay 94.2% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€244.25
|
$19.40
PKR5,403.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,342.07
|
$607.98
PKR169,290.14
|
|
pay 66.9% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.75
|
$1.69
PKR470.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.39
|
$0.92
PKR255.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
$0.85
PKR237.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€35.27
|
$7.61
PKR2,118.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€7.06
|
$2.54
PKR705.93
|
|
pay 72.3% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€63.97
|
$10.53
PKR2,931.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.79
|
$13.64
PKR3,797.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€70.10
|
$30.17
PKR8,399.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€97.71
|
$22.47
PKR6,257.80
|
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