Cost of living comparison
Japan is 7.8 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Japan instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
PKR274.04
|
$6.87
¥1,077
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
PKR744.33
|
$5.20
¥814
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
PKR47.88
|
$1.13
¥178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
PKR35.64
|
$0.90
¥141
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
PKR90.80
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
PKR596.38
|
$6.69
¥1,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
PKR476.11
|
$5.53
¥866
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
PKR225.31
|
$1.87
¥293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
PKR205.25
|
$3.14
¥492
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR89.10
|
$2.55
¥399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR50.49
|
$1.34
¥211
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
PKR69.69
|
$2.07
¥324
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR49.24
|
$2.14
¥336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
PKR26.32
|
$1.37
¥215
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
PKR34.75
|
$0.98
¥153
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
PKR709.44
|
$4.79
¥751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
PKR1,534.79
|
$77.51
¥12,149
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
PKR2,852,392.03
|
$20,322.73
¥3,185,404
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
PKR502.13
|
$26.34
¥4,128
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
PKR4,892.13
|
$36.05
¥5,650
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
PKR16,139.54
|
$586.71
¥91,961
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
PKR10,086.40
|
$401.57
¥62,942
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
PKR9,106.27
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
|
pay 19.0 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
PKR5,403.11
|
$343.45
¥53,833
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
PKR169,290.14
|
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
PKR470.82
|
$3.03
¥475
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
PKR255.55
|
$3.16
¥496
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
PKR237.40
|
$4.29
¥673
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
PKR2,118.35
|
$61.62
¥9,659
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
PKR705.93
|
$13.07
¥2,049
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
PKR2,931.86
|
$43.55
¥6,826
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
PKR3,797.49
|
$32.13
¥5,035
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
PKR8,399.41
|
$59.61
¥9,344
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
PKR6,257.80
|
$90.53
¥14,190
|
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