Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 79.4% cheaper than Texas.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Texas, you would:
pay 86.6% less for restaurants
|
Texas
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.50
|
$0.98
Rs273
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
|
$2.67
Rs742
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
|
$0.17
Rs48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
|
$0.13
Rs36
|
|
pay 79.9% less for groceries
|
Texas
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
|
$2.14
Rs595
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
|
$1.71
Rs475
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.98
|
$0.74
Rs205
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$0.32
Rs89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.18
Rs50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$0.25
Rs70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
|
$0.18
Rs49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.09
Rs26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.12
Rs35
|
|
pay 61.7% less for transportation
|
Texas
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$2.55
Rs708
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.21
|
$5.51
Rs1,531
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,909.84
|
$10,243.87
Rs2,844,658
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.11
|
$1.80
Rs501
|
|
pay 86.0% less for housing
|
Texas
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.26
|
$17.57
Rs4,879
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,311.15
|
$57.96
Rs16,096
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,059.56
|
$36.22
Rs10,059
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.47
|
$32.70
Rs9,082
|
|
pay 96.4% less for childcare
|
Texas
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$969.04
|
$19.40
Rs5,388
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,614.33
|
$607.98
Rs168,831
|
|
pay 76.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Texas
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
|
$1.69
Rs470
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$0.92
Rs255
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.42
|
$7.61
Rs2,113
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.69
|
$2.54
Rs704
|
|
pay 68.7% less for clothing
|
Texas
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
|
$10.53
Rs2,924
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.07
|
$13.64
Rs3,787
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.10
|
$30.17
Rs8,377
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.97
|
$22.47
Rs6,241
|
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