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Pakistan vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Pakistan is 60.1% cheaper than Serbia overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.0% less in Pakistan
Groceries: pay 50.5% less in Pakistan
Transportation: pay 52.1% less in Pakistan
Housing: pay 63.0% less in Pakistan
Childcare: pay 84.0% less in Pakistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.7% less in Pakistan
Clothing: pay 61.5% less in Pakistan

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Pakistan.

Pakistan vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pakistan instead of Serbia, you would:

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pay 74.0% less for restaurants

	Serbia	Pakistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 RSD832	$2.08 PKR586.72	-74.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 RSD959	$4.42 PKR1,245.39	-53.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 RSD212	$0.36 PKR101.09	-82.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 RSD149	$0.22 PKR61.73	-85.1%
Average			-74.0%

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pay 50.5% less for groceries

	Serbia	Pakistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 RSD75	$0.57 PKR161.60	-22.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 RSD471	$2.74 PKR771.01	-41.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.09 RSD515	$2.80 PKR787.45	-45.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 RSD244	$1.16 PKR325.64	-52.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.02 RSD306	$1.24 PKR348.55	-59.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 RSD57	$0.45 PKR127.08	-19.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 RSD84	$0.28 PKR78.15	-66.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RSD76	$0.33 PKR92.21	-56.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 RSD99	$0.22 PKR61.75	-77.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 RSD46	$0.16 PKR44.56	-65.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RSD42	$0.20 PKR57.41	-51.0%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 52.1% less for transportation

	Serbia	Pakistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 RSD696	$3.53 PKR994.30	-48.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.31 RSD3,068	$6.76 PKR1,905.44	-77.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,955.44 RSD3,132,624	$20,356.76 PKR5,734,943.09	-34.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.27 RSD837	$4.31 PKR1,213.78	-47.9%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 63.0% less for housing

	Serbia	Pakistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.24 RSD2,656	$14.55 PKR4,099.64	-44.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$412.90 RSD41,785	$87.27 PKR24,586.38	-78.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$302.98 RSD30,661	$51.03 PKR14,376.37	-83.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.67 RSD12,819	$69.36 PKR19,540.40	-45.2%
Average			-63.0%

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pay 84.0% less for childcare

	Serbia	Pakistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.33 RSD27,357	$30.86 PKR8,692.87	-88.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,594.36 RSD667,335	$1,351.44 PKR380,729.06	-79.5%
Average			-84.0%

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pay 35.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Serbia	Pakistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 RSD252	$2.45 PKR690.77	-1.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 RSD205	$1.56 PKR440.01	-23.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.41 RSD447	$1.82 PKR513.65	-58.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.25 RSD3,263	$12.01 PKR3,382.62	-62.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 RSD553	$3.67 PKR1,035.05	-32.8%
Average			-35.7%

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pay 61.5% less for clothing

	Serbia	Pakistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.65 RSD7,959	$15.25 PKR4,295.36	-80.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.57 RSD5,016	$21.49 PKR6,054.20	-56.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.57 RSD10,886	$71.60 PKR20,171.15	-33.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.74 RSD11,915	$28.91 PKR8,145.01	-75.4%
Average			-61.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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