Cost of living comparison
India is 27.7% more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in India instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 20.5% more for restaurants
|
Pakistan
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.57
PKR436.83
|
$2.48
₹208.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
PKR969.95
|
$3.94
₹331.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
PKR84.11
|
$0.39
₹33.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
PKR57.61
|
$0.17
₹14.36
|
|
pay 13.4% more for groceries
|
Pakistan
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
PKR154.91
|
$0.46
₹38.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
PKR651.82
|
$2.56
₹215.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
PKR737.72
|
$2.56
₹214.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
PKR303.98
|
$0.93
₹77.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.23
PKR341.12
|
$1.36
₹114.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PKR118.99
|
$0.85
₹71.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
PKR76.70
|
$0.31
₹26.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
PKR87.16
|
$0.47
₹39.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
PKR55.55
|
$0.23
₹19.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
PKR43.58
|
$0.16
₹13.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
PKR54.74
|
$0.17
₹14.50
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
|
Pakistan
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
PKR1,039.18
|
$4.69
₹394.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.78
PKR1,879.61
|
$10.04
₹844.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,737.54
PKR4,642,248.50
|
$13,372.81
₹1,124,467.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
PKR1,099.35
|
$2.97
₹249.80
|
|
pay 12.1% more for housing
|
Pakistan
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.27
PKR3,958.68
|
$7.66
₹644.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$81.52
PKR22,610.75
|
$136.15
₹11,448.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.88
PKR14,111.43
|
$88.97
₹7,480.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.49
PKR15,112.65
|
$28.75
₹2,417.46
|
|
pay 80.0% more for childcare
|
Pakistan
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.66
PKR8,225.75
|
$58.47
₹4,916.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,010.43
PKR280,248.39
|
$1,644.63
₹138,290.13
|
|
pay 34.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Pakistan
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
PKR510.27
|
$1.84
₹154.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.52
PKR420.68
|
$1.59
₹134.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
PKR453.17
|
$3.63
₹305.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.78
PKR2,990.42
|
$16.08
₹1,352.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.47
PKR962.32
|
$3.38
₹284.09
|
|
pay 26.0% more for clothing
|
Pakistan
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.74
PKR3,809.68
|
$23.53
₹1,978.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.92
PKR5,247.06
|
$24.73
₹2,079.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.54
PKR13,461.57
|
$41.02
₹3,449.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.13
PKR7,246.66
|
$30.71
₹2,582.51
|
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