Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 52.0% cheaper than Samoa.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 83.8% less for restaurants
Samoa
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Pakistan
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$1.63
PKR453.74
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$3.70
PKR1,028.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$0.30
PKR82.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$0.20
PKR56.64
|
|
pay 41.1% less for groceries
Samoa
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Pakistan
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$0.54
PKR151.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.48
PKR687.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$2.74
PKR761.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.15
PKR320.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.24
PKR343.65
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.47
PKR129.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.28
PKR77.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.32
PKR89.16
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.23
PKR63.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.17
PKR46.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.22
PKR61.25
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Samoa
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Pakistan
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.71
PKR1,030.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.71
PKR1,864.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,760.96
PKR5,211,795.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.64
PKR1,288.93
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Samoa
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Pakistan
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$13.82
PKR3,839.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$88.73
PKR24,649.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$52.29
PKR14,525.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$60.51
PKR16,808.45
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Samoa
|
Pakistan
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$34.35
PKR9,542.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,271.23
PKR353,147.12
|
pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Pakistan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$1.82
PKR506.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$1.50
PKR415.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.89
PKR525.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$12.72
PKR3,533.15
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.87
PKR1,075.30
|
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pay 46.8% less for clothing
Samoa
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Pakistan
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$14.19
PKR3,941.04
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$21.90
PKR6,082.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$61.34
PKR17,041.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$28.94
PKR8,039.26
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