Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 12.9 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 11.7 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.57
PKR437.53
|
$37.84
£30.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
PKR971.49
|
$8.83
£7.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
PKR84.24
|
$2.84
£2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
PKR57.70
|
$2.29
£1.83
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
PKR155.15
|
$2.03
£1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
PKR652.85
|
$5.49
£4.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
PKR738.89
|
$7.51
£6.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
PKR304.46
|
$5.04
£4.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.23
PKR341.66
|
$5.39
£4.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PKR119.17
|
$1.95
£1.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
PKR76.82
|
$0.86
£0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
PKR87.30
|
$1.80
£1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
PKR55.64
|
$1.43
£1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
PKR43.65
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
PKR54.82
|
$0.92
£0.74
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
PKR1,040.83
|
$7.04
£5.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.78
PKR1,882.59
|
$65.58
£52.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,737.54
PKR4,649,616.65
|
$30,458.39
£24,320.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
PKR1,101.09
|
$41.21
£32.91
|
|
pay 15.6 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.27
PKR3,964.96
|
$64.32
£51.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$81.52
PKR22,646.63
|
$1,860.29
£1,485.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.88
PKR14,133.83
|
$1,686.88
£1,346.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.49
PKR15,136.63
|
$108.19
£86.39
|
|
pay 43.0 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.66
PKR8,238.80
|
$2,002.18
£1,598.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,010.43
PKR280,693.20
|
$18,733.28
£14,957.90
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
PKR511.08
|
$6.94
£5.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.52
PKR421.35
|
$4.76
£3.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
PKR453.89
|
$12.93
£10.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.78
PKR2,995.16
|
$76.30
£60.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.47
PKR963.85
|
$16.40
£13.09
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.74
PKR3,815.73
|
$94.59
£75.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.92
PKR5,255.38
|
$54.23
£43.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.54
PKR13,482.94
|
$99.32
£79.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.13
PKR7,258.16
|
$122.97
£98.19
|
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