Italy vs Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Pakistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1427
$390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$959
🏠 One person rent
$713
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$1249
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$480
$141
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.7
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1682
$176
💸 GDP per capita
$39003
$1365
😃 Human freedom index
8.26
5.4
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
66.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
27
🌐 English speaking %
13.6%
48.9%
🎓 Higher education
92
60
😀 Quality of life
77
24
🏙️ Population
58.9M
224M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1427) is 266% more expensive than in Pakistan ($390). Italy ranked 36th 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 1.2 months in Italy compared to 0.5 months in Pakistan. Ranked 36th and 158th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Italy vs Pakistan

We calculate prices for Italy and Pakistan as a population-weighted mean of 148 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.

Italy Pakistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.13
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$1.75
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$111
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$71
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$159
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.29%
19.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4184
$717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2409
$496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$6.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$4.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$4.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.39
$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.18
$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.44
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.6
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.4
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.4
$15.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$511
$40
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10713
$1391

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In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1718
2.75M
Milan
$2022
1.35M
Turin
$1424
842K
Naples
$1396
913K
Genoa
$1470
559K
Palermo
$1137
630K
Bologna
$1555
388K
Florence
$1601
361K
Bari
$1337
316K
Catania
$1161
312K
Venice
$1522
250K
Verona
$1459
256K
Prato
$1423
196K
Padua
$1581
206K
Messina
$1130
219K
Parma
$1403
197K
Brescia
$1410
196K
Trieste
$1421
198K
Modena
$1506
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1323
170K
Taranto
$1033
188K
Rimini
$1390
149K
Ravenna
$1216
156K
Perugia
$1100
162K
Bergamo
$1450
120K
Foggia
$1161
145K
Trento
$1509
118K
Forli
$1485
116K
Monza
$1586
122K
Cagliari
$1455
148K

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