Cost of living comparison
India is 79.7% more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in India instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 89.5% more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
Rs273
|
$2.24
₹186.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
Rs743
|
$3.92
₹327.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs48
|
$0.41
₹34.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
Rs36
|
$0.19
₹15.50
|
|
pay 57.9% more for groceries
Pakistan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
$0.45
₹37.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
Rs595
|
$2.51
₹209.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
Rs475
|
$2.48
₹206.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
$0.92
₹76.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rs205
|
$1.36
₹113.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$0.83
₹69.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$0.28
₹23.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs70
|
$0.44
₹37.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs49
|
$0.22
₹18.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
Rs26
|
$0.16
₹13.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$0.19
₹15.79
|
|
pay 54.3% more for transportation
Pakistan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
Rs708
|
$4.78
₹399.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
Rs1,532
|
$8.38
₹700.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
Rs2,846,300
|
$13,136.82
₹1,098,157.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
Rs501
|
$2.70
₹225.46
|
|
pay 45.4% more for housing
Pakistan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
Rs4,882
|
$8.43
₹705.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
Rs16,105
|
$126.14
₹10,544.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
Rs10,065
|
$85.52
₹7,148.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
Rs9,087
|
$26.13
₹2,184.14
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
Rs5,392
|
$47.60
₹3,979.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
Rs168,929
|
$1,206.46
₹100,852.32
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
Rs470
|
$1.88
₹157.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
Rs255
|
$1.40
₹117.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
$3.85
₹321.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
Rs2,114
|
$17.05
₹1,425.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
Rs704
|
$2.94
₹245.53
|
|
pay 78.0% more for clothing
Pakistan
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
Rs2,926
|
$25.43
₹2,125.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
Rs3,789
|
$26.83
₹2,242.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
Rs8,381
|
$41.28
₹3,450.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
Rs6,244
|
$30.75
₹2,570.46
|
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