Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 52.5% cheaper than Ethiopia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 58.7% less in Pakistan
- Groceries
-
pay 59.4% less in Pakistan
- Transportation
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pay 13.8% less in Pakistan
- Housing
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pay 79.3% less in Pakistan
- Childcare
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pay 77.4% less in Pakistan
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 13.7% less in Pakistan
- Clothing
-
pay 65.2% less in Pakistan
Expenses including housing, childcare, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Pakistan.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 58.7% less for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB798.14
|
$1.63
PKR457.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB829.44
|
$3.70
PKR1,037.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB104.42
|
$0.30
PKR83.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB66.80
|
$0.20
PKR57.16
|
|
pay 59.4% less for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB159.84
|
$0.54
PKR152.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB645.63
|
$2.48
PKR694.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB808.60
|
$2.74
PKR768.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB352.40
|
$1.15
PKR323.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB751.08
|
$1.24
PKR346.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB439.16
|
$0.47
PKR130.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB67.36
|
$0.28
PKR78.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB143.43
|
$0.32
PKR90.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB51.42
|
$0.23
PKR64.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB41.41
|
$0.17
PKR46.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB105.64
|
$0.22
PKR61.82
|
|
pay 13.8% less for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB649.12
|
$3.71
PKR1,040.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,330.24
|
$6.71
PKR1,882.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,325,591.40
|
$18,760.96
PKR5,260,437.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB487.53
|
$4.64
PKR1,300.96
|
|
pay 79.3% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB22,769.22
|
$13.82
PKR3,875.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB85,813.56
|
$88.73
PKR24,879.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB56,234.72
|
$52.29
PKR14,661.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,606.44
|
$60.51
PKR16,965.32
|
|
pay 77.4% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,837.87
|
$34.35
PKR9,631.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,841,955.56
|
$1,271.23
PKR356,443.09
|
|
pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB133.02
|
$1.82
PKR511.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB152.94
|
$1.50
PKR419.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB532.09
|
$1.89
PKR530.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB12,051.28
|
$12.72
PKR3,566.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB891.26
|
$3.87
PKR1,085.34
|
|
pay 65.2% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,429.48
|
$14.19
PKR3,977.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,998.94
|
$21.90
PKR6,139.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,478.66
|
$61.34
PKR17,200.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,872.61
|
$28.94
PKR8,114.29
|
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