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Pakistan vs. Okara Cost of Living Summary

Pakistan is 42.4% more expensive than Okara.

Restaurants: pay 24.8% more in Pakistan
Groceries: pay 27.4% more in Pakistan
Transportation: pay 35.5% more in Pakistan
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Pakistan
Childcare: pay 66.6% more in Pakistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1% more in Pakistan
Clothing: pay 30.9% more in Pakistan

The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, clothing, groceries, and restaurants in Pakistan are more expensive than in Okara. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Pakistan.

Pakistan vs. Okara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.8% more for restaurants

	Okara	Pakistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.06 PKR298.89	$2.08 PKR586.72	+96.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.24 PKR1,195.57	$4.42 PKR1,245.39	+4.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 PKR97.97	$0.36 PKR101.09	+3.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 PKR64.76	$0.22 PKR61.73	-4.7%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 27.4% more for groceries

	Okara	Pakistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.42 PKR119.56	$0.57 PKR161.60	+35.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.11 PKR311.35	$2.74 PKR771.01	+147.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.54 PKR716.57	$2.80 PKR787.45	+9.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 PKR333.48	$1.16 PKR325.64	-2.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.04 PKR293.75	$1.24 PKR348.55	+18.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.52 PKR146.87	$0.45 PKR127.08	-13.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.24 PKR67.79	$0.28 PKR78.15	+15.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.18 PKR51.97	$0.33 PKR92.21	+77.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.20 PKR57.46	$0.22 PKR61.75	+7.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 PKR43.02	$0.16 PKR44.56	+3.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 PKR56.09	$0.20 PKR57.41	+2.4%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 35.5% more for transportation

	Okara	Pakistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.45 PKR971.83	$3.53 PKR994.30	+2.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$2.83 PKR797.05	$6.76 PKR1,905.44	+139.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,682.51 PKR4,981,548.07	$20,356.76 PKR5,734,943.09	+15.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.04 PKR1,419.74	$4.31 PKR1,213.78	-14.5%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Okara	Pakistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.61 PKR2,988.93	$14.55 PKR4,099.64	+37.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$28.29 PKR7,970.48	$87.27 PKR24,586.38	+208.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$17.68 PKR4,981.55	$51.03 PKR14,376.37	+188.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.61 PKR19,047.10	$69.36 PKR19,540.40	+2.6%
Average			+109.2%

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pay 66.6% more for childcare

	Okara	Pakistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$14.15 PKR3,985.24	$30.86 PKR8,692.87	+118.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,172.95 PKR330,446.60	$1,351.44 PKR380,729.06	+15.2%
Average			+66.6%

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pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Okara	Pakistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.18 PKR896.68	$2.45 PKR690.77	-23.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.21 PKR342.07	$1.56 PKR440.01	+28.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.50 PKR423.43	$1.82 PKR513.65	+21.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.38 PKR3,487.08	$12.01 PKR3,382.62	-3.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.24 PKR1,195.57	$3.67 PKR1,035.05	-13.4%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 30.9% more for clothing

	Okara	Pakistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.40 PKR4,338.10	$15.25 PKR4,295.36	-1.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.22 PKR5,977.86	$21.49 PKR6,054.20	+1.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$31.83 PKR8,966.79	$71.60 PKR20,171.15	+125.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.43 PKR8,290.07	$28.91 PKR8,145.01	-1.7%
Average			+30.9%

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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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