Cost of living comparison
Oklahoma is 8.2 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Oklahoma instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 7.4 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Oklahoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.63
PKR452.81
|
$15.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.70
PKR1,026.27
|
$9.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
PKR82.68
|
$2.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
PKR56.52
|
$1.78
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Oklahoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
PKR150.95
|
$2.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
PKR686.33
|
$5.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.74
PKR759.49
|
$3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
PKR319.92
|
$3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.24
PKR342.95
|
$4.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
PKR129.12
|
$2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
PKR77.56
|
$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR88.98
|
$1.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR63.59
|
$2.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
PKR46.40
|
$1.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
PKR61.12
|
$1.46
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Oklahoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
PKR1,028.56
|
$3.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.71
PKR1,860.88
|
$47.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,760.96
PKR5,201,156.19
|
$30,179.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.64
PKR1,286.30
|
$12.56
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Oklahoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
PKR3,831.70
|
$70.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.73
PKR24,599.09
|
$1,129.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.29
PKR14,496.34
|
$966.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.51
PKR16,774.13
|
$179.93
|
|
pay 26.1 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Oklahoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$34.35
PKR9,523.24
|
$1,170.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,271.23
PKR352,426.23
|
$22,975.00
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Oklahoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
PKR505.79
|
$5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
PKR414.65
|
$5.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.89
PKR524.15
|
$8.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.72
PKR3,525.94
|
$32.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.87
PKR1,073.11
|
$13.60
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Oklahoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.19
PKR3,932.99
|
$53.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.90
PKR6,070.27
|
$40.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.34
PKR17,006.72
|
$91.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.94
PKR8,022.85
|
$125.44
|
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