Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 55.1% cheaper than Russia.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Russia, you would:
pay 69.7% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Pakistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB721.20
|
$0.98
PKR274.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB436.88
|
$2.67
PKR744.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.93
|
$0.17
PKR47.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB38.17
|
$0.13
PKR35.64
|
|
pay 56.0% less for groceries
Russia
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.85
|
$0.33
PKR90.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB410.04
|
$2.14
PKR596.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB323.86
|
$1.71
PKR476.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB118.66
|
$0.81
PKR225.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB166.64
|
$0.74
PKR205.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB57.34
|
$0.32
PKR89.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB52.05
|
$0.18
PKR50.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.68
|
$0.25
PKR69.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.98
|
$0.18
PKR49.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.69
|
$0.09
PKR26.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.57
|
$0.12
PKR34.75
|
|
pay 44.6% less for transportation
Russia
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB221.10
|
$2.55
PKR709.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,803.03
|
$5.51
PKR1,534.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,908,883.23
|
$10,243.87
PKR2,852,392.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB317.42
|
$1.80
PKR502.13
|
|
pay 12.5% less for housing
Russia
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB611.26
|
$17.57
PKR4,892.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,908.07
|
$57.96
PKR16,139.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,969.83
|
$36.22
PKR10,086.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,506.29
|
$32.70
PKR9,106.27
|
|
pay 89.1% less for childcare
Russia
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,531.97
|
$19.40
PKR5,403.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB437,254.61
|
$607.98
PKR169,290.14
|
|
pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB144.70
|
$1.69
PKR470.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB161.36
|
$0.92
PKR255.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB208.05
|
$0.85
PKR237.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,939.33
|
$7.61
PKR2,118.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB378.34
|
$2.54
PKR705.93
|
|
pay 71.0% less for clothing
Russia
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,855.11
|
$10.53
PKR2,931.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,674.36
|
$13.64
PKR3,797.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,371.50
|
$30.17
PKR8,399.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,946.18
|
$22.47
PKR6,257.80
|
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