Australia vs Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Pakistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4963
$959
🏠 One person rent
$1235
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$2059
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$141
🚐 Transport expenses
$226
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3791
$176
💸 GDP per capita
$64821
$1365
😃 Human freedom index
8.8
5.4
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
66.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
27
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
48.9%
🎓 Higher education
98
60
😀 Quality of life
95
24
🏙️ Population
26.5M
224M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2121) is 444% more expensive than in Pakistan ($390). Australia ranked 12th vs 195th for Pakistan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Australia compared to 0.5 months in Pakistan. Ranked 3rd and 158th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Pakistan

We calculate prices for Australia and Pakistan as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 36 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Pakistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.8
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$3.38
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1377
$111
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$71
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2515
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1692
$159
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.8
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
19.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5396
$496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92
$6.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$4.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.42
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.1
$15.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$40
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14725
$1391

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2539
4.84M
Melbourne
$2194
5.03M
Brisbane
$2016
2.71M
Perth
$2075
2.14M
Adelaide
$1978
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2239
608K
Canberra
$2023
381K
Wollongong
$1416
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1709
284K
Ipswich
$1677
233K
Hobart
$2106
197K
Townsville
$1667
174K
Geelong
$1981
180K
Newcastle
$1448
153K
Darwin
$1617
140K
Cairns
$1335
147K
Ballarat
$1390
116K
Bunbury
$1643
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1504
108K
Bendigo
$1291
103K
Melton
$1668
76.3K
Launceston
$1651
80.9K
Coffs Harbour
$1963
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1411
63.2K
Pakenham
$1654
54.1K
Tarneit
$1625
56.4K
Hervey Bay
$1638
57.7K
Berwick
$1643
50.3K
Frankston
$1671
37.3K
Kalgoorlie
$1440
30.8K

In Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$442
14.9M
Lahore
$411
11.1M
Faisalabad
$306
3.2M
Peshawar
$346
1.97M
Gujranwala
$308
2.03M
Multan
$392
1.87M
Rawalpindi
$401
2.1M
Islamabad
$442
1.01M
Quetta
$266
1M
Hyderabad
$334
1.73M
Sialkot
$281
592K
Bahawalpur
$342
762K
Sargodha
$458
660K
Sheikhupura
$374
473K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
399K
Sukkur
$339
500K
Larkana
$338
491K
Mardan
$366
368K
Okara
$300
232K
Jhang
$292
414K
Wah
$382
259K
Mingora
$364
280K
Kamoke
$321
231K
Gujrat
$373
391K
Sahiwal
$305
248K
Chiniot
$389
478K
Nawabshah
$325
263K
Jacobabad
$325
201K
Kohat
$379
171K
Khanewal
$361
165K