Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 68.9% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Italy, you would:
pay 81.2% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.50
|
$1.63
PKR453.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.66
|
$3.70
PKR1,028.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.45
|
$0.30
PKR82.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$0.20
PKR56.64
|
|
pay 67.9% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.96
|
$0.54
PKR151.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.56
|
$2.48
PKR687.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.31
|
$2.74
PKR761.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
$1.15
PKR320.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.85
|
$1.24
PKR343.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.47
PKR129.38
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.28
PKR77.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$0.32
PKR89.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.26
|
$0.23
PKR63.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$0.17
PKR46.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.68
|
$0.22
PKR61.25
|
|
pay 60.1% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.93
|
$3.71
PKR1,030.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€37.25
|
$6.71
PKR1,864.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€27,090.74
|
$18,760.96
PKR5,211,795.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.36
|
$4.64
PKR1,288.93
|
|
pay 72.0% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.71
|
$13.82
PKR3,839.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€629.86
|
$88.73
PKR24,649.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€491.37
|
$52.29
PKR14,525.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€144.36
|
$60.51
PKR16,808.45
|
|
pay 89.9% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€488.31
|
$34.35
PKR9,542.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€9,085.76
|
$1,271.23
PKR353,147.12
|
|
pay 55.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.81
|
$1.82
PKR506.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.62
|
$1.50
PKR415.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.95
|
$1.89
PKR525.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€50.03
|
$12.72
PKR3,533.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€9.01
|
$3.87
PKR1,075.30
|
|
pay 55.2% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€75.27
|
$14.19
PKR3,941.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.51
|
$21.90
PKR6,082.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€82.61
|
$61.34
PKR17,041.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€110.80
|
$28.94
PKR8,039.26
|
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