Pakistan vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pakistan Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$397
$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$943
$3169
🏠 One person rent
$152
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$244
$1320
🍽️ Food expenses
$148
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$1728
💸 GDP per capita
$1479
$25104
😃 Human freedom index
5.26
7.76
❤️ Life expectancy
67.6
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
53
🌐 English speaking %
48.9%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
60
84
😀 Quality of life
30
77
🏙️ Population
251M
36.6M

The average cost of living in Pakistan ($397) is 72% less expensive than in Poland ($1393). Pakistan ranked 196th vs 45th for Poland in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Pakistan compared to 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 155th and 41st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Pakistan vs Poland

We calculate prices for Pakistan and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 36 and 79 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.

Pakistan Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.4
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$9.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$4.18
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.3
$573
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$276
$1306
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$167
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.2
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.3
$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
7.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$828
$3887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$521
$2755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.65
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.28
$11.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.16
$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.7
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$5.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.22
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.93
$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.2
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.39
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.8
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.1
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1616
$10757

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Cities Comparison in Pakistan vs Poland

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$434
14.9M
Lahore
$432
11.1M
Faisalabad
$348
3.2M
Rawalpindi
$427
2.1M
Gujranwala
$308
2.03M
Multan
$417
1.87M
Peshawar
$323
1.97M
Hyderabad
$365
1.73M
Islamabad
$464
1.01M
Quetta
$298
1M
Bahawalpur
$298
762K
Sialkot
$308
592K
Sargodha
$381
660K
Sheikhupura
$379
473K
Sukkur
$343
500K
Larkana
$337
491K
Mardan
$370
368K
Gujrat
$330
391K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
399K
Jhang
$302
414K
Wah
$360
259K
Mingora
$369
280K
Chiniot
$378
478K
Kamoke
$326
231K
Nawabshah
$326
263K
Mirpur Khas
$392
237K
Okara
$315
232K
Kohat
$379
171K
Sahiwal
$318
248K
Jacobabad
$327
201K

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$2026
1.86M
Krakow
$1662
804K
Wroclaw
$1662
674K
Lodz
$1377
649K
Poznan
$1471
547K
Gdansk
$1593
488K
Szczecin
$1240
388K
Gdynia
$1496
245K
Lublin
$1337
335K
Bydgoszcz
$1145
325K
Katowice
$1233
278K
Bialystok
$1214
290K
Rzeszow
$1280
196K
Torun
$834
198K
Kielce
$1165
187K
Olsztyn
$1343
170K
Gliwice
$1073
174K
Czestochowa
$1070
205K
Zabrze
$1155
157K
Sosnowiec
$1138
186K
Bytom
$1098
153K
Radom
$1053
202K
Zielona Gora
$1155
140K
Bielsko-Biala
$1260
165K
Ruda Slaska
$1161
134K
Opole
$1259
127K
Tychy
$1123
125K
Rybnik
$1039
134K
Elblag
$1068
115K
Chorzow
$1107
104K