Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 70.0% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Greece, you would:
pay 75.6% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.62
|
$1.57
PKR436.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.29
|
$3.50
PKR969.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$0.30
PKR84.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.21
PKR57.61
|
|
pay 62.8% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.56
PKR154.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.00
|
$2.35
PKR651.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.57
|
$2.66
PKR737.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
$1.10
PKR303.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$1.23
PKR341.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.43
PKR118.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.28
PKR76.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.31
PKR87.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.20
PKR55.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.16
PKR43.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.20
PKR54.74
|
|
pay 62.1% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.18
|
$3.75
PKR1,039.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.92
|
$6.78
PKR1,879.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,556.98
|
$16,737.54
PKR4,642,248.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.47
|
$3.96
PKR1,099.35
|
|
pay 74.1% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.18
|
$14.27
PKR3,958.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€486.57
|
$81.52
PKR22,610.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€373.70
|
$50.88
PKR14,111.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€164.00
|
$54.49
PKR15,112.65
|
|
pay 88.2% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€322.54
|
$29.66
PKR8,225.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,122.86
|
$1,010.43
PKR280,248.39
|
|
pay 63.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.89
|
$1.84
PKR510.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.23
|
$1.52
PKR420.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$1.63
PKR453.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.79
|
$10.78
PKR2,990.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.21
|
$3.47
PKR962.32
|
|
pay 63.6% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.06
|
$13.74
PKR3,809.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.82
|
$18.92
PKR5,247.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.80
|
$48.54
PKR13,461.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.57
|
$26.13
PKR7,246.66
|
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