Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 36.2% cheaper than Indonesia.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 24.4% less for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
IDR28,609.57
|
$1.63
PKR453.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
IDR51,898.44
|
$3.70
PKR1,027.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
IDR10,094.56
|
$0.30
PKR82.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
IDR6,623.68
|
$0.20
PKR56.59
|
|
pay 51.8% less for groceries
Indonesia
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
IDR19,919.66
|
$0.54
PKR151.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
IDR72,773.29
|
$2.48
PKR687.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
IDR83,257.37
|
$2.74
PKR760.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
IDR26,001.88
|
$1.15
PKR320.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
IDR22,568.83
|
$1.24
PKR343.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
IDR18,801.23
|
$0.47
PKR129.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
IDR9,936.91
|
$0.28
PKR77.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
IDR13,018.97
|
$0.32
PKR89.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,711.67
|
$0.23
PKR63.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR9,011.03
|
$0.17
PKR46.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,812.46
|
$0.22
PKR61.19
|
|
pay 7.0% less for transportation
Indonesia
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
IDR49,702.10
|
$3.71
PKR1,029.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.11
IDR194,125.12
|
$6.71
PKR1,863.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,176.29
IDR387,605,149.15
|
$18,760.96
PKR5,207,239.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
IDR62,274.22
|
$4.64
PKR1,287.81
|
|
pay 39.5% less for housing
Indonesia
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
IDR427,499.17
|
$13.82
PKR3,836.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.33
IDR4,478,311.12
|
$88.73
PKR24,627.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.17
IDR2,632,096.95
|
$52.29
PKR14,513.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.78
IDR766,100.55
|
$60.51
PKR16,793.75
|
|
pay 74.2% less for childcare
Indonesia
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.28
IDR1,800,066.78
|
$34.35
PKR9,534.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,061.21
IDR97,176,064.17
|
$1,271.23
PKR352,838.43
|
|
pay 17.8% less for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Pakistan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
IDR43,983.22
|
$1.82
PKR506.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IDR27,462.77
|
$1.50
PKR415.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR34,882.78
|
$1.89
PKR524.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
IDR428,420.22
|
$12.72
PKR3,530.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
IDR50,611.55
|
$3.87
PKR1,074.36
|
|
pay 38.5% less for clothing
Indonesia
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.98
IDR673,071.89
|
$14.19
PKR3,937.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.98
IDR448,653.68
|
$21.90
PKR6,077.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.38
IDR1,096,369.43
|
$61.34
PKR17,026.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.14
IDR1,044,281.22
|
$28.94
PKR8,032.23
|
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