Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 68.7% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 80.5% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Pakistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK119.14
|
$1.57
PKR438.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK97.90
|
$3.50
PKR972.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.28
|
$0.30
PKR84.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK19.84
|
$0.21
PKR57.76
|
|
pay 71.0% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Pakistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK26.83
|
$0.56
PKR155.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK55.90
|
$2.35
PKR653.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK58.85
|
$2.66
PKR739.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK40.23
|
$1.10
PKR304.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK51.45
|
$1.23
PKR342.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK12.81
|
$0.43
PKR119.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.25
|
$0.28
PKR76.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK11.98
|
$0.31
PKR87.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK18.99
|
$0.20
PKR55.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.02
|
$0.16
PKR43.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.62
|
$0.20
PKR54.88
|
|
pay 63.6% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK71.63
|
$3.75
PKR1,041.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK717.45
|
$6.78
PKR1,884.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK284,942.27
|
$16,737.54
PKR4,654,731.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK224.50
|
$3.96
PKR1,102.30
|
|
pay 63.7% less for housing
Sweden
|
Pakistan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK305.75
|
$14.27
PKR3,969.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,196.52
|
$81.52
PKR22,671.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK6,876.56
|
$50.88
PKR14,149.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK727.02
|
$54.49
PKR15,153.28
|
|
pay 70.0% less for childcare
Sweden
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,275.19
|
$29.66
PKR8,247.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK30,079.01
|
$1,010.43
PKR281,001.99
|
|
pay 70.7% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Pakistan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK71.76
|
$1.84
PKR511.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK39.44
|
$1.52
PKR421.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK65.78
|
$1.63
PKR454.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK415.06
|
$10.78
PKR2,998.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK144.76
|
$3.47
PKR964.91
|
|
pay 61.7% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK843.83
|
$13.74
PKR3,819.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK363.35
|
$18.92
PKR5,261.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK865.24
|
$48.54
PKR13,497.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,242.25
|
$26.13
PKR7,266.14
|
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