Cost of living comparison
California is 11.5 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in California instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 8.9 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.63
PKR453.34
|
$21.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.70
PKR1,027.47
|
$11.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
PKR82.78
|
$2.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
PKR56.59
|
$2.16
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
PKR151.13
|
$4.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
PKR687.14
|
$6.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.74
PKR760.38
|
$4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
PKR320.30
|
$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.24
PKR343.35
|
$5.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
PKR129.27
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
PKR77.65
|
$0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR89.09
|
$1.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR63.66
|
$2.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
PKR46.46
|
$1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
PKR61.19
|
$1.44
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
PKR1,029.76
|
$4.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.71
PKR1,863.06
|
$62.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,760.96
PKR5,207,239.51
|
$30,005.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.64
PKR1,287.81
|
$20.07
|
|
pay 18.5 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
PKR3,836.18
|
$68.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.73
PKR24,627.86
|
$2,371.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.29
PKR14,513.29
|
$2,055.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.51
PKR16,793.75
|
$171.68
|
|
pay 36.6 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$34.35
PKR9,534.38
|
$1,682.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,271.23
PKR352,838.43
|
$30,905.75
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
PKR506.38
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
PKR415.14
|
$5.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.89
PKR524.76
|
$10.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.72
PKR3,530.07
|
$66.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.87
PKR1,074.36
|
$14.41
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.19
PKR3,937.59
|
$52.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.90
PKR6,077.37
|
$40.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.34
PKR17,026.61
|
$85.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.94
PKR8,032.23
|
$117.31
|
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