Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 74.5% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 82.7% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Pakistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.94
|
$0.98
PKR274.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.86
|
$2.67
PKR744.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$0.17
PKR47.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.13
PKR35.64
|
|
pay 67.5% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.33
PKR90.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.12
|
$2.14
PKR596.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.92
|
$1.71
PKR476.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$0.81
PKR225.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.59
|
$0.74
PKR205.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.32
PKR89.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.18
PKR50.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.25
PKR69.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.18
PKR49.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.09
PKR26.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.12
PKR34.75
|
|
pay 75.2% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.34
|
$2.55
PKR709.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.42
|
$5.51
PKR1,534.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,925.10
|
$10,243.87
PKR2,852,392.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.89
|
$1.80
PKR502.13
|
|
pay 76.0% less for housing
Portugal
|
Pakistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.71
|
$17.57
PKR4,892.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€659.61
|
$57.96
PKR16,139.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€514.86
|
$36.22
PKR10,086.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.55
|
$32.70
PKR9,106.27
|
|
pay 93.5% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€329.91
|
$19.40
PKR5,403.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,440.56
|
$607.98
PKR169,290.14
|
|
pay 57.9% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.94
|
$1.69
PKR470.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$0.92
PKR255.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.19
|
$0.85
PKR237.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.57
|
$7.61
PKR2,118.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.99
|
$2.54
PKR705.93
|
|
pay 68.5% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Pakistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.25
|
$10.53
PKR2,931.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.09
|
$13.64
PKR3,797.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.49
|
$30.17
PKR8,399.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.62
|
$22.47
PKR6,257.80
|
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