Cost of living comparison
Greece is 6.6 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Greece instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 8.2 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
Rs273
|
$12.71
€11.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
Rs743
|
$8.10
€7.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs48
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
Rs36
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
Rs595
|
$4.97
€4.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
Rs475
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
$3.81
€3.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rs205
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs70
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs49
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
Rs26
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
Rs708
|
$8.80
€8.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
Rs1,532
|
$40.24
€37.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
Rs2,846,300
|
$22,158.38
€20,406.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
Rs501
|
$13.03
€12.00
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
Rs4,882
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
Rs16,105
|
$429.23
€395.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
Rs10,065
|
$358.56
€330.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
Rs9,087
|
$172.07
€158.46
|
|
pay 14.3 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
Rs5,392
|
$341.10
€314.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
Rs168,929
|
$6,725.16
€6,193.53
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
Rs470
|
$4.08
€3.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
Rs255
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
$5.12
€4.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
Rs2,114
|
$45.22
€41.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
Rs704
|
$8.85
€8.15
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
Rs2,926
|
$76.36
€70.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
Rs3,789
|
$36.41
€33.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
Rs8,381
|
$77.82
€71.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
Rs6,244
|
$99.20
€91.36
|
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