Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 51.8% cheaper than Syria.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Syria, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
Syria
|
Pakistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
$0.98
PKR274.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
$2.67
PKR744.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
$0.17
PKR47.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
$0.13
PKR35.65
|
|
pay 36.0% less for groceries
Syria
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
$0.33
PKR90.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
$2.14
PKR596.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
$1.71
PKR476.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
$0.81
PKR225.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
$0.74
PKR205.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
$0.32
PKR89.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
$0.18
PKR50.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP508
|
$0.25
PKR69.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
SYP819
|
$0.18
PKR49.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
SYP555
|
$0.09
PKR26.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP447
|
$0.12
PKR34.76
|
|
pay 58.5% less for transportation
Syria
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
$2.55
PKR709.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
$5.51
PKR1,535.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
$10,243.87
PKR2,852,917.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
$1.80
PKR502.22
|
|
pay 49.1% less for housing
Syria
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
$17.57
PKR4,893.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
$57.96
PKR16,142.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
$36.22
PKR10,088.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
$32.70
PKR9,107.95
|
|
pay 74.2% less for childcare
Syria
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
$19.40
PKR5,404.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
$607.98
PKR169,321.35
|
|
pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
$1.69
PKR470.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
$0.92
PKR255.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
$0.85
PKR237.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
$7.61
PKR2,118.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
$2.54
PKR706.06
|
|
pay 56.4% less for clothing
Syria
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
$10.53
PKR2,932.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
$13.64
PKR3,798.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
$30.17
PKR8,400.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
$22.47
PKR6,258.96
|
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