Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 52.6% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Romania, you would:
pay 72.7% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.53
|
$1.63
PKR453.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON29.96
|
$3.70
PKR1,027.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.12
|
$0.30
PKR82.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.76
|
$0.20
PKR56.59
|
|
pay 48.3% less for groceries
|
Romania
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.10
|
$0.54
PKR151.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON17.95
|
$2.48
PKR687.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON25.85
|
$2.74
PKR760.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.39
|
$1.15
PKR320.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.79
|
$1.24
PKR343.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.24
|
$0.47
PKR129.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.11
|
$0.28
PKR77.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.06
|
$0.32
PKR89.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.02
|
$0.23
PKR63.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.78
|
$0.17
PKR46.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.94
|
$0.22
PKR61.19
|
|
pay 38.7% less for transportation
|
Romania
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.73
|
$3.71
PKR1,029.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON98.16
|
$6.71
PKR1,863.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON119,143.58
|
$18,760.96
PKR5,207,239.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.28
|
$4.64
PKR1,287.81
|
|
pay 34.0% less for housing
|
Romania
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.01
|
$13.82
PKR3,836.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,723.47
|
$88.73
PKR24,627.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,263.70
|
$52.29
PKR14,513.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON508.44
|
$60.51
PKR16,793.75
|
|
pay 85.7% less for childcare
|
Romania
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,920.84
|
$34.35
PKR9,534.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,759.16
|
$1,271.23
PKR352,838.43
|
|
pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.54
|
$1.82
PKR506.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.43
|
$1.50
PKR415.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.09
|
$1.89
PKR524.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON177.12
|
$12.72
PKR3,530.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.31
|
$3.87
PKR1,074.36
|
|
pay 47.2% less for clothing
|
Romania
|
Pakistan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON273.10
|
$14.19
PKR3,937.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON165.27
|
$21.90
PKR6,077.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON330.34
|
$61.34
PKR17,026.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON381.36
|
$28.94
PKR8,032.23
|
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