Cost of living comparison
Russia is 4.1 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Russia instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
Rs273
|
$7.74
₽722.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
Rs741
|
$4.69
₽437.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs48
|
$0.85
₽79.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
Rs36
|
$0.41
₽38.24
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
Rs90
|
$0.54
₽49.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
Rs594
|
$4.40
₽410.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
Rs474
|
$3.48
₽324.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
Rs224
|
$1.27
₽118.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rs204
|
$1.79
₽166.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$0.62
₽57.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$0.56
₽52.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs69
|
$0.66
₽61.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs49
|
$1.03
₽96.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
Rs26
|
$0.30
₽27.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$0.25
₽23.61
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
Rs707
|
$2.37
₽221.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
Rs1,528
|
$19.36
₽1,806.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
Rs2,840,652
|
$31,226.85
₽2,914,246.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
Rs500
|
$3.41
₽318.01
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
Rs4,872
|
$6.56
₽612.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
Rs16,073
|
$310.33
₽28,961.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
Rs10,045
|
$214.38
₽20,006.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
Rs9,069
|
$69.84
₽6,518.28
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
Rs5,381
|
$220.41
₽20,569.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
Rs168,593
|
$4,693.93
₽438,060.82
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
Rs469
|
$1.55
₽144.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
Rs254
|
$1.73
₽161.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
Rs236
|
$2.23
₽208.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
Rs2,110
|
$31.55
₽2,944.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
Rs703
|
$4.06
₽379.03
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
Rs2,920
|
$62.85
₽5,865.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
Rs3,782
|
$39.44
₽3,681.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
Rs8,365
|
$79.13
₽7,385.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
Rs6,232
|
$85.30
₽7,960.83
|
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