Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 4.0 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
PKR274.04
|
$7.74
ZAR144.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
PKR744.33
|
$3.92
ZAR73.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
PKR47.88
|
$0.87
ZAR16.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
PKR35.64
|
$0.65
ZAR12.17
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
PKR90.80
|
$0.82
ZAR15.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
PKR596.38
|
$3.09
ZAR57.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
PKR476.11
|
$3.51
ZAR65.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
PKR225.31
|
$1.71
ZAR32.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
PKR205.25
|
$1.85
ZAR34.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR89.10
|
$0.61
ZAR11.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR50.49
|
$0.57
ZAR10.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
PKR69.69
|
$0.59
ZAR11.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR49.24
|
$0.59
ZAR10.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
PKR26.32
|
$0.47
ZAR8.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
PKR34.75
|
$0.47
ZAR8.69
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
PKR709.44
|
$4.65
ZAR86.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
PKR1,534.79
|
$40.67
ZAR760.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
PKR2,852,392.03
|
$18,011.69
ZAR336,594.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
PKR502.13
|
$7.53
ZAR140.78
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
PKR4,892.13
|
$48.06
ZAR898.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
PKR16,139.54
|
$341.02
ZAR6,372.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
PKR10,086.40
|
$317.79
ZAR5,938.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
PKR9,106.27
|
$80.15
ZAR1,497.80
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
PKR5,403.11
|
$157.19
ZAR2,937.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
PKR169,290.14
|
$3,082.89
ZAR57,611.57
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
PKR470.82
|
$1.70
ZAR31.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
PKR255.55
|
$1.67
ZAR31.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
PKR237.40
|
$2.56
ZAR47.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
PKR2,118.35
|
$30.74
ZAR574.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
PKR705.93
|
$5.40
ZAR100.86
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
PKR2,931.86
|
$43.19
ZAR807.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
PKR3,797.49
|
$26.96
ZAR503.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
PKR8,399.41
|
$80.72
ZAR1,508.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
PKR6,257.80
|
$71.81
ZAR1,341.95
|
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