Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 73.4% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Austria, you would:
pay 84.1% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.54
|
$1.63
PKR453.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€10.05
|
$3.70
PKR1,027.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.94
|
$0.30
PKR82.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.27
|
$0.20
PKR56.58
|
|
pay 72.6% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.37
|
$0.54
PKR151.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.71
|
$2.48
PKR687.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.31
|
$2.74
PKR760.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.82
|
$1.15
PKR320.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.73
|
$1.24
PKR343.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.09
|
$0.47
PKR129.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.91
|
$0.28
PKR77.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.29
|
$0.32
PKR89.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.78
|
$0.23
PKR63.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.17
PKR46.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.22
PKR61.19
|
|
pay 58.6% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.96
|
$3.71
PKR1,029.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€46.21
|
$6.71
PKR1,862.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€25,327.02
|
$18,760.96
PKR5,206,688.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€19.10
|
$4.64
PKR1,287.67
|
|
pay 80.5% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€34.08
|
$13.82
PKR3,835.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€788.72
|
$88.73
PKR24,625.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€666.25
|
$52.29
PKR14,511.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€260.81
|
$60.51
PKR16,791.98
|
|
pay 91.5% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€412.56
|
$34.35
PKR9,533.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,399.23
|
$1,271.23
PKR352,801.08
|
|
pay 66.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.39
|
$1.82
PKR506.32
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.43
|
$1.50
PKR415.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.20
|
$1.89
PKR524.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€43.39
|
$12.72
PKR3,529.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.89
|
$3.87
PKR1,074.25
|
|
pay 59.8% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€80.46
|
$14.19
PKR3,937.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€41.50
|
$21.90
PKR6,076.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€83.34
|
$61.34
PKR17,024.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€112.25
|
$28.94
PKR8,031.38
|
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