Pakistan vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pakistan Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$390
$1402
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$959
$3156
🏠 One person rent
$156
$801
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$1277
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.1
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$176
$1822
💸 GDP per capita
$1365
$33509
😃 Human freedom index
5.4
8.34
❤️ Life expectancy
66.4
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
56
🌐 English speaking %
48.9%
22%
🎓 Higher education
60
90
😀 Quality of life
24
78
🏙️ Population
224M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Pakistan ($390) is 72% less expensive than in Spain ($1402). Pakistan ranked 195th vs 38th for Spain 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 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 158th and 30th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Pakistan vs Spain

We calculate prices for Pakistan and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 36 and 153 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 Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.8
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.25
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$3.35
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71
$653
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$159
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.39%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$717
$3979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$496
$2578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.94
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.61
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.88
$6.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.93
$5.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$63.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$14.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.9
$74.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.4
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40
$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1391
$8661

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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 Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1781
3.42M
Barcelona
$1841
1.7M
Valencia
$1522
826K
Seville
$1255
687K
Tenerife
$1612
932K
Zaragoza
$1101
687K
Murcia
$1138
673K
Malaga
$1430
592K
Bilbao
$1455
348K
Palma de Mallorca
$1696
432K
Las Palmas
$1268
380K
Alicante
$1300
359K
Cordoba
$1100
323K
Vigo
$1227
294K
Terrassa
$1361
229K
Gijon
$1233
269K
Valladolid
$1212
301K
Sabadell
$1431
222K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
280K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1532
258K
Pamplona
$1422
208K
San Sebastian
$1477
189K
Badalona
$1747
227K
A Coruna
$1196
249K
Granada
$1164
233K
Jerez de la Frontera
$892
214K
Oviedo
$1129
186K
Cartagena
$1068
220K
Elche
$1154
243K
Burgos
$1107
176K