Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 62.6% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Japan, you would:
pay 62.2% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Pakistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,034
|
$1.57
PKR437.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥771
|
$3.50
PKR971.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥159
|
$0.30
PKR84.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥125
|
$0.21
PKR57.71
|
|
pay 68.3% less for groceries
Japan
|
Pakistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥220
|
$0.56
PKR155.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥870
|
$2.35
PKR653.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥806
|
$2.66
PKR739.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥312
|
$1.10
PKR304.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥405
|
$1.23
PKR341.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥302
|
$0.43
PKR119.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$0.28
PKR76.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥277
|
$0.31
PKR87.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥283
|
$0.20
PKR55.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥175
|
$0.16
PKR43.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥142
|
$0.20
PKR54.84
|
|
pay 51.2% less for transportation
Japan
|
Pakistan
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥655
|
$3.75
PKR1,041.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,515
|
$6.78
PKR1,883.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,364,896
|
$16,737.54
PKR4,650,753.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,835
|
$3.96
PKR1,101.36
|
|
pay 68.4% less for housing
Japan
|
Pakistan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,251
|
$14.27
PKR3,965.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥75,412
|
$81.52
PKR22,652.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,486
|
$50.88
PKR14,137.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,794
|
$54.49
PKR15,140.33
|
|
pay 89.2% less for childcare
Japan
|
Pakistan
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,760
|
$29.66
PKR8,240.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,695,938
|
$1,010.43
PKR280,761.83
|
|
pay 56.5% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Pakistan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥408
|
$1.84
PKR511.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥430
|
$1.52
PKR421.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥606
|
$1.63
PKR454.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,714
|
$10.78
PKR2,995.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,816
|
$3.47
PKR964.08
|
|
pay 42.4% less for clothing
Japan
|
Pakistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,066
|
$13.74
PKR3,816.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,074
|
$18.92
PKR5,256.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,317
|
$48.54
PKR13,486.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,415
|
$26.13
PKR7,259.93
|
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