Pakistan vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pakistan Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$397
$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$943
$2364
🏠 One person rent
$152
$506
🏘️ Family rent
$244
$870
🍽️ Food expenses
$148
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$65
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$139
$872
💸 GDP per capita
$1479
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
5.26
4.86
❤️ Life expectancy
67.6
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
22
🌐 English speaking %
48.9%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
60
85
😀 Quality of life
30
49
🏙️ Population
251M
144M

The average cost of living in Pakistan ($397) is 59% less expensive than in Russia ($975). Pakistan ranked 196th vs 102nd for Russia 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 0.9 months in Russia. Ranked 155th and 103rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Pakistan vs Russia

We calculate prices for Pakistan and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 36 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.4
$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.04
$6.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$615
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.3
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$276
$1339
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$167
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.2
$78.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.3
$8.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.98%
19.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$828
$4091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$521
$2221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.65
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.28
$6.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.16
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.7
$7.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$5.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.22
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.93
$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.2
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.39
$5.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.8
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.1
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1616
$11113

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Cities Comparison in Pakistan vs Russia

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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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1585
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$1075
5.65M
Novosibirsk
$884
1.64M
Yekaterinburg
$1053
1.47M
Kazan
$929
1.33M
Rostov-on-Don
$893
1.14M
Krasnodar
$869
1.15M
Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1.2M
Ufa
$853
1.14M
Krasnoyarsk
$880
1.09M
Samara
$838
1.15M
Omsk
$834
1.1M
Perm
$767
1.03M
Voronezh
$724
1.04M
Tyumen
$969
872K
Chelyabinsk
$867
1.18M
Khabarovsk
$881
616K
Izhevsk
$700
616K
Saratov
$837
838K
Vladivostok
$909
592K
Balashikha
$957
530K
Volgograd
$714
1.01M
Irkutsk
$771
606K
Tula
$905
467K
Ulyanovsk
$679
613K
Tolyatti
$740
663K
Ryazan
$738
519K
Orenburg
$757
537K
Tomsk
$720
545K
Kemerovo
$772
543K