Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Svalbard, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Svalbard
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$0.98
Rs274
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$2.67
Rs744
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.17
Rs48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.13
Rs36
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Svalbard
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.33
Rs91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.14
Rs596
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$1.71
Rs476
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$0.81
Rs225
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
Rs205
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.32
Rs89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.18
Rs50
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.25
Rs70
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.18
Rs49
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.09
Rs26
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.12
Rs35
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Svalbard
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.55
Rs709
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$5.51
Rs1,534
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$10,243.87
Rs2,850,307
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$1.80
Rs502
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Svalbard
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$17.57
Rs4,889
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$57.96
Rs16,128
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$36.22
Rs10,079
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$32.70
Rs9,100
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Svalbard
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$19.40
Rs5,399
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$607.98
Rs169,166
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Svalbard
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.69
Rs470
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$0.92
Rs255
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$0.85
Rs237
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$7.61
Rs2,117
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.54
Rs705
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Svalbard
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$10.53
Rs2,930
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$13.64
Rs3,795
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$30.17
Rs8,393
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$22.47
Rs6,253
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