Cost of living comparison

Pakistan

compared to

Japan

Japan vs. Pakistan Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 2.9 times more expensive than Pakistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Japan
Groceries: pay 3.5 times more in Japan
Transportation: pay 67.2% more in Japan
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Japan
Childcare: pay 8.3 times more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Japan
Clothing: pay 74.3% more in Japan

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Japan are more expensive than in Pakistan. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Japan.

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Japan vs. Pakistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Pakistan	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.20 PKR608.17	$6.75 ¥1,064	+206.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.26 PKR1,454.24	$5.10 ¥803	-3.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 PKR94.95	$1.13 ¥179	+230.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 PKR59.70	$0.76 ¥119	+250.5%
Average			+109.1%

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pay 3.5 times more for groceries

	Pakistan	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 PKR176.39	$1.53 ¥240	+139.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.70 PKR746.37	$5.55 ¥875	+105.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.11 PKR859.23	$5.56 ¥877	+78.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.15 PKR318.53	$2.01 ¥317	+74.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.21 PKR335.41	$2.85 ¥449	+134.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 PKR137.62	$2.16 ¥341	+334.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 PKR78.87	$1.08 ¥170	+278.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 PKR101.27	$1.54 ¥242	+319.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 PKR66.84	$1.92 ¥302	+692.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.14 PKR38.84	$1.10 ¥174	+683.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 PKR49.00	$1.08 ¥170	+506.6%
Average			+249.0%

Pakistan vs. Japan - Cost of groceries

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pay 67.2% more for transportation

	Pakistan	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 PKR1,288.47	$4.11 ¥647	-11.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.52 PKR2,907.35	$63.20 ¥9,959	+500.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,580.47 PKR7M	$21,047.50 ¥3M	-10.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 PKR1,609.10	$24.65 ¥3,884	+323.2%
Average			+67.2%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Pakistan	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.11 PKR4,173.88	$33.54 ¥5,285	+122.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$128.29 PKR35,448.19	$546.58 ¥86,129	+326.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$72.06 PKR19,909.89	$360.78 ¥56,851	+400.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.54 PKR21,976.72	$113.26 ¥17,848	+42.4%
Average			+273.2%

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pay 8.3 times more for childcare

	Pakistan	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$39.09 PKR10,801.11	$417.01 ¥65,712	+966.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,756.74 PKR485K	$11,300.14 ¥2M	+543.2%
Average			+728.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Pakistan	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 PKR694.50	$2.57 ¥405	+2.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 PKR481.61	$3.06 ¥481	+75.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.93 PKR534.42	$3.83 ¥603	+97.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.98 PKR4,415.52	$53.31 ¥8,401	+233.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.36 PKR1,204.83	$11.73 ¥1,848	+168.9%
Average			+108.2%

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pay 74.3% more for clothing

	Pakistan	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.59 PKR4,308.73	$46.32 ¥7,300	+197.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.51 PKR6,219.81	$31.33 ¥4,937	+39.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.58 PKR18,950.21	$59.45 ¥9,368	-13.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$31.50 PKR8,702.29	$81.04 ¥12,770	+157.3%
Average			+74.3%

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