Cost of living comparison
Italy is 8.2 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Italy instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 10.7 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
Rs273
|
$15.74
€14.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
Rs743
|
$9.09
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs48
|
$2.45
€2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
Rs36
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
Rs595
|
$7.20
€6.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
Rs475
|
$4.88
€4.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rs205
|
$4.47
€4.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs70
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs49
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
Rs26
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
Rs708
|
$8.02
€7.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
Rs1,532
|
$38.40
€35.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
Rs2,846,300
|
$25,887.08
€23,840.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
Rs501
|
$18.65
€17.17
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
Rs4,882
|
$30.75
€28.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
Rs16,105
|
$608.10
€560.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
Rs10,065
|
$488.80
€450.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
Rs9,087
|
$151.72
€139.73
|
|
pay 19.7 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
Rs5,392
|
$459.30
€422.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
Rs168,929
|
$9,604.44
€8,845.21
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
Rs470
|
$4.83
€4.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
Rs255
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
$6.30
€5.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
Rs2,114
|
$51.79
€47.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
Rs704
|
$9.32
€8.58
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
Rs2,926
|
$80.37
€74.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
Rs3,789
|
$36.54
€33.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
Rs8,381
|
$89.56
€82.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
Rs6,244
|
$114.84
€105.76
|
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