Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 4.7% more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 15.1% less for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP186.83
|
$1.57
PKR436.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP199.04
|
$3.50
PKR969.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.29
|
$0.30
PKR84.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.38
|
$0.21
PKR57.61
|
|
pay 4.3% more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP36.76
|
$0.56
PKR154.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP87.11
|
$2.35
PKR651.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP156.66
|
$2.66
PKR737.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP72.16
|
$1.10
PKR303.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP93.63
|
$1.23
PKR341.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP27.88
|
$0.43
PKR118.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.37
|
$0.28
PKR76.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.89
|
$0.31
PKR87.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.56
|
$0.20
PKR55.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.28
|
$0.16
PKR43.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP14.18
|
$0.20
PKR54.74
|
|
pay 67.3% more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP47.40
|
$3.75
PKR1,039.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP330.87
|
$6.78
PKR1,879.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,348,120.00
|
$16,737.54
PKR4,642,248.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP159.30
|
$3.96
PKR1,099.35
|
|
pay 68.8% more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP383.61
|
$14.27
PKR3,958.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,404.58
|
$81.52
PKR22,610.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP7,088.38
|
$50.88
PKR14,111.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP635.00
|
$54.49
PKR15,112.65
|
|
pay 58.5% less for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,429.84
|
$29.66
PKR8,225.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP121,628.00
|
$1,010.43
PKR280,248.39
|
|
pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.88
|
$1.84
PKR510.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP64.65
|
$1.52
PKR420.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.94
|
$1.63
PKR453.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP921.14
|
$10.78
PKR2,990.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP136.79
|
$3.47
PKR962.32
|
|
pay 32.8% less for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP888.77
|
$13.74
PKR3,809.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,643.54
|
$18.92
PKR5,247.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,522.21
|
$48.54
PKR13,461.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,515.40
|
$26.13
PKR7,246.66
|
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