Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 72.5% cheaper than Florida.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Florida, you would:
pay 83.5% less for restaurants
Florida
|
Pakistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.47
|
$1.63
PKR452.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
|
$3.70
PKR1,026.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
|
$0.30
PKR82.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
|
$0.20
PKR56.52
|
|
pay 74.4% less for groceries
Florida
|
Pakistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.56
|
$0.54
PKR150.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
|
$2.48
PKR686.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
|
$2.74
PKR759.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.70
|
$1.15
PKR319.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.23
|
$1.24
PKR342.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$0.47
PKR129.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.28
PKR77.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.32
PKR88.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$0.23
PKR63.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$0.17
PKR46.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
|
$0.22
PKR61.12
|
|
pay 47.7% less for transportation
Florida
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
|
$3.71
PKR1,028.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.15
|
$6.71
PKR1,860.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,918.41
|
$18,760.96
PKR5,201,156.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.07
|
$4.64
PKR1,286.30
|
|
pay 82.4% less for housing
Florida
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.97
|
$13.82
PKR3,831.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,891.59
|
$88.73
PKR24,599.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,611.24
|
$52.29
PKR14,496.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.62
|
$60.51
PKR16,774.13
|
|
pay 94.3% less for childcare
Florida
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$923.14
|
$34.35
PKR9,523.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,426.17
|
$1,271.23
PKR352,426.23
|
|
pay 70.9% less for entertainment and sports
Florida
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.61
|
$1.82
PKR505.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.94
|
$1.50
PKR414.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.80
|
$1.89
PKR524.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.55
|
$12.72
PKR3,525.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.47
|
$3.87
PKR1,073.11
|
|
pay 54.6% less for clothing
Florida
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.20
|
$14.19
PKR3,932.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.16
|
$21.90
PKR6,070.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.28
|
$61.34
PKR17,006.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.33
|
$28.94
PKR8,022.85
|
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