Pakistan vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pakistan Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$390
$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$959
$7289
🏠 One person rent
$156
$1596
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$2929
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$872
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.1
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$176
$6611
💸 GDP per capita
$1365
$99565
😃 Human freedom index
5.4
9.14
❤️ Life expectancy
66.4
83.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
81
🌐 English speaking %
48.9%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
60
99
😀 Quality of life
24
100
🏙️ Population
224M
8.9M

The average cost of living in Pakistan ($390) is 86% less expensive than in Switzerland ($2846). Pakistan ranked 195th vs 4th for Switzerland 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 2.3 months in Switzerland. Ranked 158th and 1st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Pakistan vs Switzerland

We calculate prices for Pakistan and Switzerland as a population-weighted mean of 36 and 50 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 Switzerland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$26.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.8
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.25
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$8.13
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$4.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$1637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71
$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$3162
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$159
$2517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$52.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.39%
2.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$717
$15526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$496
$8758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.94
$91.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.61
$39.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$7.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$24.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$25.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$42.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.88
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.93
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$18.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$4.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$134
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$44.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.9
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.4
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40
$2492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1391
$28537

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3296
449K
Geneva
$3195
204K
Basel
$2643
174K
Lausanne
$2732
141K
Bern
$2381
135K
Winterthur
$3032
110K
Lucerne
$2931
81.7K
St. Gallen
$2464
75.8K
Biel/Bienne
$2331
55.2K
Lugano
$2507
63.2K
Koniz
$2457
41.8K
Thun
$2481
43.7K
Zug
$3426
31.5K
Altstetten
$3037
36.3K
Schaffhausen
$2419
36.6K
Uster
$2974
36.8K
Vernier
$3017
34.8K
Bellinzona
$2853
43.8K
Chur
$2344
35.4K
Fribourg
$2470
38.4K
Lancy
$2970
31.9K
Neuchatel
$2308
33.5K
Dubendorf
$2988
28K
Sion
$1950
34.7K
Montreux
$3088
26K
Emmen
$2897
29.3K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
39K
Riehen
$3233
21.9K
Rapperswil-Jona
$2861
27K
Kriens
$2891
27K