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Pakistan vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Pakistan is 51.1% cheaper than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 58.5% less in Pakistan
Groceries: pay 38.7% less in Pakistan
Transportation: pay 50.0% less in Pakistan
Housing: pay 28.5% less in Pakistan
Childcare: pay 90.3% less in Pakistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.0% less in Pakistan
Clothing: pay 53.4% less in Pakistan

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

Pakistan vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.5% less for restaurants

	Turkey	Pakistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.27 TRY308.88	$2.08 PKR586.72	-71.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.68 TRY326.10	$4.42 PKR1,245.39	-42.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 TRY50.02	$0.36 PKR101.09	-69.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 TRY18.87	$0.22 PKR61.73	-50.7%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 38.7% less for groceries

	Turkey	Pakistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 TRY28.42	$0.57 PKR161.60	-14.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 TRY190.94	$2.74 PKR771.01	-39.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.45 TRY146.69	$2.80 PKR787.45	-19.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 TRY82.50	$1.16 PKR325.64	-40.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 TRY104.64	$1.24 PKR348.55	-49.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 TRY26.27	$0.45 PKR127.08	-27.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 TRY40.59	$0.28 PKR78.15	-71.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 TRY22.42	$0.33 PKR92.21	-38.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.33	$0.22 PKR61.75	-63.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY12.38	$0.16 PKR44.56	-45.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.51	$0.20 PKR57.41	-17.6%
Average			-38.7%

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pay 50.0% less for transportation

	Turkey	Pakistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 TRY194.69	$3.53 PKR994.30	-23.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.01 TRY1,232.39	$6.76 PKR1,905.44	-76.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,018.50 TRY2,040,109.16	$20,356.76 PKR5,734,943.09	-57.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.53 TRY320.04	$4.31 PKR1,213.78	-42.8%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 28.5% less for housing

	Turkey	Pakistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.68 TRY581.08	$14.55 PKR4,099.64	+6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$515.16 TRY21,886.84	$87.27 PKR24,586.38	-83.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.65 TRY14,812.60	$51.03 PKR14,376.37	-85.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.83 TRY1,989.64	$69.36 PKR19,540.40	+48.1%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 90.3% less for childcare

	Turkey	Pakistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$523.46 TRY22,239.76	$30.86 PKR8,692.87	-94.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.64 TRY429,347.32	$1,351.44 PKR380,729.06	-86.6%
Average			-90.3%

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pay 38.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Pakistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 TRY126.47	$2.45 PKR690.77	-17.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 TRY124.16	$1.56 PKR440.01	-46.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.10 TRY89.34	$1.82 PKR513.65	-13.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.68 TRY2,238.16	$12.01 PKR3,382.62	-77.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.69 TRY241.55	$3.67 PKR1,035.05	-35.4%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 53.4% less for clothing

	Turkey	Pakistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.89 TRY1,992.09	$15.25 PKR4,295.36	-67.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.49 TRY1,847.76	$21.49 PKR6,054.20	-50.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.73 TRY4,322.15	$71.60 PKR20,171.15	-29.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.94 TRY3,608.65	$28.91 PKR8,145.01	-66.0%
Average			-53.4%

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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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