Pakistan vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pakistan Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$390
$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$959
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$156
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.1
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$176
$777
💸 GDP per capita
$1365
$13817
😃 Human freedom index
5.4
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
66.4
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
22
🌐 English speaking %
48.9%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
60
85
😀 Quality of life
24
45
🏙️ Population
224M
146M

The average cost of living in Pakistan ($390) is 49% less expensive than in Russia ($770). Pakistan ranked 195th vs 127th 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 0.5 months in Pakistan compared to 1 months in Russia. Ranked 158th and 94th 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
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.8
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.25
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71
$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$159
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$7.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.39%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$717
$2953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$496
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.94
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.61
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$8.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$8.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.88
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.93
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.9
$66.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.4
$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1391
$6824

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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

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1244
13.1M
Saint Petersburg
$974
5.6M
Yekaterinburg
$765
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$698
1.63M
Kazan
$734
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$717
1.2M
Krasnoyarsk
$692
1.09M
Rostov-on-Don
$683
1.14M
Krasnodar
$676
1.14M
Omsk
$631
1.1M
Chelyabinsk
$617
1.18M
Ufa
$672
1.13M
Perm
$595
1.03M
Samara
$656
1.16M
Tyumen
$765
861K
Voronezh
$448
1.05M
Khabarovsk
$826
616K
Saratov
$555
838K
Volgograd
$569
1M
Vladivostok
$833
592K
Irkutsk
$770
624K
Tolyatti
$612
668K
Balashikha
$676
530K
Surgut
$654
396K
Penza
$524
488K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
544K
Izhevsk
$637
619K
Kemerovo
$569
545K
Tomsk
$565
545K
Yaroslavl
$523
567K