Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 62.6% cheaper than Marshall Islands.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Marshall Islands, you would:
pay 81.4% less for restaurants
Marshall Islands
|
Pakistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$1.63
PKR454.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$3.70
PKR1,030.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$0.30
PKR83.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.20
PKR56.77
|
|
pay 83.8% less for groceries
Marshall Islands
|
Pakistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$0.54
PKR151.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.57
|
$2.48
PKR689.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$2.74
PKR762.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$1.15
PKR321.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
|
$1.24
PKR344.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$0.47
PKR129.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$0.28
PKR77.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.95
|
$0.32
PKR89.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$5.79
|
$0.23
PKR63.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$0.17
PKR46.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$0.22
PKR61.40
|
|
pay 37.4% less for transportation
Marshall Islands
|
Pakistan
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.81
|
$3.71
PKR1,033.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.71
PKR1,869.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
|
$18,760.96
PKR5,224,661.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.50
|
$4.64
PKR1,292.11
|
|
pay 83.1% less for housing
Marshall Islands
|
Pakistan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$13.82
PKR3,849.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$766.67
|
$88.73
PKR24,710.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$833.33
|
$52.29
PKR14,561.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.13
|
$60.51
PKR16,849.94
|
|
pay 70.8% less for childcare
Marshall Islands
|
Pakistan
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
$34.35
PKR9,566.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,570.00
|
$1,271.23
PKR354,018.94
|
|
pay 58.8% less for entertainment and sports
Marshall Islands
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$1.82
PKR508.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$1.50
PKR416.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.89
PKR526.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
|
$12.72
PKR3,541.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.87
PKR1,077.96
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
Marshall Islands
|
Pakistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$14.19
PKR3,950.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$21.90
PKR6,097.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
$61.34
PKR17,083.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
$28.94
PKR8,059.11
|
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