Cost of living comparison
Japan is 4.1 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Japan instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Pakistan
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.63
PKR452.81
|
$6.44
¥1,008
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.70
PKR1,026.27
|
$4.94
¥773
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
PKR82.68
|
$0.97
¥152
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
PKR56.52
|
$0.73
¥115
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
|
Pakistan
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
PKR150.95
|
$1.52
¥238
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
PKR686.33
|
$5.72
¥895
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.74
PKR759.49
|
$5.46
¥854
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
PKR319.92
|
$2.02
¥316
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.24
PKR342.95
|
$2.73
¥427
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
PKR129.12
|
$2.17
¥340
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
PKR77.56
|
$1.02
¥160
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR88.98
|
$1.64
¥257
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR63.59
|
$2.04
¥319
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
PKR46.40
|
$1.26
¥198
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
PKR61.12
|
$1.08
¥169
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
|
Pakistan
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
PKR1,028.56
|
$4.22
¥661
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.71
PKR1,860.88
|
$57.82
¥9,045
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,760.96
PKR5,201,156.19
|
$22,042.19
¥3,448,391
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.64
PKR1,286.30
|
$25.42
¥3,977
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Pakistan
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
PKR3,831.70
|
$31.09
¥4,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.73
PKR24,599.09
|
$500.38
¥78,281
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.29
PKR14,496.34
|
$325.42
¥50,910
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.51
PKR16,774.13
|
$113.04
¥17,684
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for childcare
|
Pakistan
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$34.35
PKR9,523.24
|
$288.10
¥45,072
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,271.23
PKR352,426.23
|
$11,095.30
¥1,735,805
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Pakistan
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
PKR505.79
|
$2.71
¥424
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
PKR414.65
|
$2.78
¥435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.89
PKR524.15
|
$3.98
¥623
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.72
PKR3,525.94
|
$57.72
¥9,029
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.87
PKR1,073.11
|
$11.97
¥1,873
|
|
pay 94.7% more for clothing
|
Pakistan
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.19
PKR3,932.99
|
$40.54
¥6,343
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.90
PKR6,070.27
|
$26.82
¥4,195
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.34
PKR17,006.72
|
$54.08
¥8,460
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.94
PKR8,022.85
|
$81.66
¥12,776
|
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