Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 57.0% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Albania, you would:
pay 71.0% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL782
|
$1.63
PKR453.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL651
|
$3.70
PKR1,027.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL155
|
$0.30
PKR82.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL76
|
$0.20
PKR56.59
|
|
pay 55.2% less for groceries
|
Albania
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
$0.54
PKR151.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL494
|
$2.48
PKR687.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL673
|
$2.74
PKR760.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL291
|
$1.15
PKR320.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL291
|
$1.24
PKR343.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$0.47
PKR129.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.28
PKR77.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.32
PKR89.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$0.23
PKR63.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.17
PKR46.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.22
PKR61.19
|
|
pay 58.2% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL730
|
$3.71
PKR1,029.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,648
|
$6.71
PKR1,863.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,640,232
|
$18,760.96
PKR5,207,239.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,867
|
$4.64
PKR1,287.81
|
|
pay 43.2% less for housing
|
Albania
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,496
|
$13.82
PKR3,836.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,837
|
$88.73
PKR24,627.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,344
|
$52.29
PKR14,513.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,387
|
$60.51
PKR16,793.75
|
|
pay 71.7% less for childcare
|
Albania
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,745
|
$34.35
PKR9,534.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL328,324
|
$1,271.23
PKR352,838.43
|
|
pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL243
|
$1.82
PKR506.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL166
|
$1.50
PKR415.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL346
|
$1.89
PKR524.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,152
|
$12.72
PKR3,530.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL714
|
$3.87
PKR1,074.36
|
|
pay 56.7% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,751
|
$14.19
PKR3,937.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,793
|
$21.90
PKR6,077.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,488
|
$61.34
PKR17,026.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,323
|
$28.94
PKR8,032.23
|
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