Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 37.8% cheaper than Nepal.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 49.6% less for restaurants
Nepal
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
Rs315.21
|
$0.98
Rs273
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
Rs843.61
|
$2.67
Rs742
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
Rs54.31
|
$0.17
Rs48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs22.53
|
$0.13
Rs36
|
|
pay 43.7% less for groceries
Nepal
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
Rs60.68
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
Rs399.63
|
$2.14
Rs595
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
Rs366.64
|
$1.71
Rs475
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
Rs186.79
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
Rs174.93
|
$0.74
Rs205
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
Rs115.44
|
$0.32
Rs89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs52.15
|
$0.18
Rs50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs68.28
|
$0.25
Rs70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs33.69
|
$0.18
Rs49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
Rs26.44
|
$0.09
Rs26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs32.69
|
$0.12
Rs35
|
|
pay 56.2% less for transportation
Nepal
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
Rs517.49
|
$2.55
Rs708
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.23
Rs1,496.14
|
$5.51
Rs1,531
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,125.72
Rs4,148,160.85
|
$10,243.87
Rs2,844,658
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.50
Rs866.64
|
$1.80
Rs501
|
|
pay 14.9% more for housing
Nepal
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
Rs1,810.73
|
$17.57
Rs4,879
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.37
Rs11,111.01
|
$57.96
Rs16,096
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.78
Rs7,433.81
|
$36.22
Rs10,059
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.71
Rs2,227.51
|
$32.70
Rs9,082
|
|
pay 66.6% less for childcare
Nepal
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.29
Rs7,768.32
|
$19.40
Rs5,388
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.14
Rs242,038.88
|
$607.98
Rs168,831
|
|
pay 36.4% less for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
Rs266.55
|
$1.69
Rs470
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
Rs178.23
|
$0.92
Rs255
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
Rs301.07
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.60
Rs3,544.60
|
$7.61
Rs2,113
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.58
Rs343.51
|
$2.54
Rs704
|
|
pay 26.8% less for clothing
Nepal
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.63
Rs2,083.43
|
$10.53
Rs2,924
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.34
Rs2,710.24
|
$13.64
Rs3,787
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.52
Rs5,133.33
|
$30.17
Rs8,377
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.13
Rs3,748.42
|
$22.47
Rs6,241
|
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