Pakistan vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pakistan Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$390
$1540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$959
$3475
🏠 One person rent
$156
$791
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$1358
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$509
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.1
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$176
$2930
💸 GDP per capita
$1365
$55517
😃 Human freedom index
5.4
8.8
❤️ Life expectancy
66.4
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
80
🌐 English speaking %
48.9%
89%
🎓 Higher education
60
95
😀 Quality of life
24
91
🏙️ Population
224M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Pakistan ($390) is 75% less expensive than in Sweden ($1540). Pakistan ranked 195th vs 28th for Sweden 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 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 158th and 11th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Pakistan vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Pakistan and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 36 and 60 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 Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.8
$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.25
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$6.98
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71
$641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$1514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$159
$1131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$76.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.39%
4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$717
$5475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$496
$3616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$3.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.94
$76.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.61
$21.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.88
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.93
$6.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$7.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.9
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.4
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40
$137
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1391
$4679

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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 Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2039
985K
Gothenburg
$1623
675K
Malmo
$1585
339K
Uppsala
$1416
175K
Helsingborg
$1297
116K
Vasteras
$1327
132K
Orebro
$1171
129K
Linkoping
$1302
117K
Taby
$1570
77.6K
Solna
$1783
85.7K
Lund
$1474
98.3K
Sollentuna
$1734
77.6K
Norrkoping
$1242
98.2K
Jonkoping
$1373
103K
Eskilstuna
$1252
70.6K
Umea
$1218
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1592
78.4K
Sundsvall
$1233
70.9K
Gavle
$1411
86.5K
Karlstad
$1279
69.6K
Lulea
$1309
49.6K
Halmstad
$1208
73K
Sigtuna
$1510
52.7K
Boras
$1367
75.6K
Uddevalla
$1334
57.1K
Skovde
$1473
57.9K
Trollhattan
$1167
50.1K
Ostersund
$1362
54K
Vaxjo
$1331
74.1K
Tumba
$1568
46.9K