Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 75.9% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 87.2% less for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
ISK2,709
|
$1.63
PKR453.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.94
ISK2,366
|
$3.70
PKR1,028.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
ISK393
|
$0.30
PKR82.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
ISK282
|
$0.20
PKR56.64
|
|
pay 74.5% less for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
ISK413
|
$0.54
PKR151.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.27
ISK1,015
|
$2.48
PKR687.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
ISK839
|
$2.74
PKR761.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
ISK757
|
$1.15
PKR320.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
ISK1,188
|
$1.24
PKR343.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK171
|
$0.47
PKR129.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
ISK143
|
$0.28
PKR77.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$0.32
PKR89.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
ISK262
|
$0.23
PKR63.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK172
|
$0.17
PKR46.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
ISK110
|
$0.22
PKR61.25
|
|
pay 69.8% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.36
ISK1,168
|
$3.71
PKR1,030.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.28
ISK9,956
|
$6.71
PKR1,864.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,660.66
ISK5,679,481
|
$18,760.96
PKR5,211,795.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
ISK3,078
|
$4.64
PKR1,288.93
|
|
pay 67.1% less for housing
|
Iceland
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
ISK10,081
|
$13.82
PKR3,839.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.04
ISK256,737
|
$88.73
PKR24,649.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,497.77
ISK209,209
|
$52.29
PKR14,525.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.01
ISK8,103
|
$60.51
PKR16,808.45
|
|
pay 82.8% less for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$258.16
ISK36,060
|
$34.35
PKR9,542.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK837,241
|
$1,271.23
PKR353,147.12
|
|
pay 76.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.19
ISK1,283
|
$1.82
PKR506.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
ISK649
|
$1.50
PKR415.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.76
ISK1,642
|
$1.89
PKR525.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.46
ISK8,585
|
$12.72
PKR3,533.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.35
ISK2,004
|
$3.87
PKR1,075.30
|
|
pay 73.3% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.23
ISK15,537
|
$14.19
PKR3,941.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.69
ISK8,337
|
$21.90
PKR6,082.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.00
ISK20,673
|
$61.34
PKR17,041.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$184.49
ISK25,770
|
$28.94
PKR8,039.26
|
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