Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 76.9% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Norway, you would:
pay 85.8% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Pakistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK195.87
|
$1.57
PKR437.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK123.94
|
$3.50
PKR971.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK31.65
|
$0.30
PKR84.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK26.58
|
$0.21
PKR57.71
|
|
pay 74.1% less for groceries
Norway
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK31.26
|
$0.56
PKR155.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK55.27
|
$2.35
PKR653.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK78.16
|
$2.66
PKR739.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK39.37
|
$1.10
PKR304.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK61.32
|
$1.23
PKR341.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK13.91
|
$0.43
PKR119.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.21
|
$0.28
PKR76.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.10
|
$0.31
PKR87.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK18.75
|
$0.20
PKR55.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK9.87
|
$0.16
PKR43.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.71
|
$0.20
PKR54.84
|
|
pay 68.3% less for transportation
Norway
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK79.95
|
$3.75
PKR1,041.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK788.21
|
$6.78
PKR1,883.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK356,495.88
|
$16,737.54
PKR4,650,753.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK227.44
|
$3.96
PKR1,101.36
|
|
pay 79.1% less for housing
Norway
|
Pakistan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK535.68
|
$14.27
PKR3,965.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,119.57
|
$81.52
PKR22,652.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,432.01
|
$50.88
PKR14,137.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,403.09
|
$54.49
PKR15,140.33
|
|
pay 88.2% less for childcare
Norway
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,107.54
|
$29.66
PKR8,240.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK78,939.31
|
$1,010.43
PKR280,761.83
|
|
pay 76.7% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Pakistan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK97.89
|
$1.84
PKR511.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK48.43
|
$1.52
PKR421.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK143.07
|
$1.63
PKR454.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK457.42
|
$10.78
PKR2,995.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK139.21
|
$3.47
PKR964.08
|
|
pay 65.8% less for clothing
Norway
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK875.81
|
$13.74
PKR3,816.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK433.92
|
$18.92
PKR5,256.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK974.60
|
$48.54
PKR13,486.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,302.09
|
$26.13
PKR7,259.93
|
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