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Rahim Yar Khan vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Rahim Yar Khan is 55.6% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 77.1% less in Rahim Yar Khan
Groceries: pay 72.0% less in Rahim Yar Khan
Transportation: pay 4.0% more in Rahim Yar Khan
Housing: pay 29.8% less in Rahim Yar Khan
Childcare: pay 94.1% less in Rahim Yar Khan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.9% less in Rahim Yar Khan
Clothing: pay 61.0% less in Rahim Yar Khan

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Rahim Yar Khan.

Rahim Yar Khan vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rahim Yar Khan instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 77.1% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Rahim Yar Khan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$198.62	$1.41 PKR398.52	-87.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$161.38	$4.16 PKR1,170.66	-52.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.68	$0.31 PKR88.01	-82.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.86	$0.18 PKR49.82	-86.4%
Average			-77.1%

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pay 72.0% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Rahim Yar Khan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$48.03	$0.53 PKR150.00	-79.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$92.21	$1.95 PKR547.97	-61.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$119.62	$2.45 PKR689.86	-62.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.69	$1.11 PKR313.56	-57.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.61	$1.10 PKR308.81	-71.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$25.05	$0.35 PKR97.92	-74.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.63	$0.27 PKR75.32	-66.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.81	$0.23 PKR64.78	-76.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.58	$0.20 PKR56.49	-77.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.54	$0.18 PKR49.71	-81.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.19	$0.17 PKR48.20	-82.8%
Average			-72.0%

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pay 4.0% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Rahim Yar Khan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.99	$3.58 PKR1,008.33	-30.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$357.52	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	$24,506.45 PKR6,904,002.20	+22.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.95	$5.30 PKR1,494.46	+19.9%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 29.8% less for housing

	Mexico City	Rahim Yar Khan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$565.92	$15.47 PKR4,358.85	-50.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	$111.99 PKR31,549.80	-89.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	$70.73 PKR19,926.19	-89.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$683.53	$78.43 PKR22,094.63	+109.9%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 94.1% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Rahim Yar Khan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	$15.91 PKR4,483.39	-96.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	$884.13 PKR249,077.40	-91.9%
Average			-94.1%

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pay 58.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Rahim Yar Khan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.59	$2.65 PKR747.23	-18.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.77	$0.88 PKR249.08	-76.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$79.45	$1.59 PKR448.34	-63.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	$9.73 PKR2,739.85	-83.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$119.17	$3.09 PKR871.77	-52.5%
Average			-58.9%

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pay 61.0% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Rahim Yar Khan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	$12.38 PKR3,487.08	-79.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$879.56	$21.22 PKR5,977.86	-55.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	$73.38 PKR20,673.42	-30.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	$24.46 PKR6,891.14	-77.9%
Average			-61.0%

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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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