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Rahim Yar Khan vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Rahim Yar Khan is 71.8% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 80.9% less in Rahim Yar Khan
Groceries: pay 75.1% less in Rahim Yar Khan
Transportation: pay 42.2% less in Rahim Yar Khan
Housing: pay 70.3% less in Rahim Yar Khan
Childcare: pay 95.3% less in Rahim Yar Khan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.7% less in Rahim Yar Khan
Clothing: pay 63.8% less in Rahim Yar Khan

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing are lower in Rahim Yar Khan.

Rahim Yar Khan vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rahim Yar Khan instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 80.9% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Rahim Yar Khan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.15	$1.41 PKR398.52	-90.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.10	$4.16 PKR1,170.66	-55.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.29	$0.31 PKR88.01	-87.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$0.18 PKR49.82	-91.1%
Average			-80.9%

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pay 75.1% less for groceries

	Wellington	Rahim Yar Khan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$0.53 PKR150.00	-73.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$7.02	$1.95 PKR547.97	-51.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.84	$2.45 PKR689.86	-63.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.81	$1.11 PKR313.56	-83.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.32	$1.10 PKR308.81	-77.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$0.35 PKR97.92	-74.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.77	$0.27 PKR75.32	-73.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.32	$0.23 PKR64.78	-82.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.04	$0.20 PKR56.49	-91.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$0.18 PKR49.71	-80.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$0.17 PKR48.20	-74.8%
Average			-75.1%

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pay 42.2% less for transportation

	Wellington	Rahim Yar Khan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.71	$3.58 PKR1,008.33	-41.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$191.17	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,332.45	$24,506.45 PKR6,904,002.20	-21.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.38	$5.30 PKR1,494.46	-63.5%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 70.3% less for housing

	Wellington	Rahim Yar Khan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$85.02	$15.47 PKR4,358.85	-68.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,163.54	$111.99 PKR31,549.80	-91.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,917.29	$70.73 PKR19,926.19	-93.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.73	$78.43 PKR22,094.63	-28.3%
Average			-70.3%

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pay 95.3% less for childcare

	Wellington	Rahim Yar Khan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,340.20	$15.91 PKR4,483.39	-97.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,296.98	$884.13 PKR249,077.40	-92.8%
Average			-95.3%

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pay 74.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Rahim Yar Khan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.57	$2.65 PKR747.23	-60.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.17	$0.88 PKR249.08	-75.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.77	$1.59 PKR448.34	-93.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.51	$9.73 PKR2,739.85	-71.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.12	$3.09 PKR871.77	-73.2%
Average			-74.7%

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pay 63.8% less for clothing

	Wellington	Rahim Yar Khan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.87	$12.38 PKR3,487.08	-82.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.33	$21.22 PKR5,977.86	-54.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$197.60	$73.38 PKR20,673.42	-35.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$255.02	$24.46 PKR6,891.14	-83.3%
Average			-63.8%

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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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