I can't believe some of the figures that have been mentioned here in order to live a comfortable life in Pakistan.
5 lakh a month? That's over £3000 month!!! How on Earth are we equating that sort of income with a comfortable lifestyle in Pakistan??
5 lakh a month will give you an incredibly luxurious lifestyle in Pakistan and then some. But you don't need that sort of income to live a comfortable lifestyle.
People are living a comfortable lifestyle in Pakistan with 70 thousand rupees a month. This is without rent and assumes you have a few kids etc. Add another 30 thousand rupees for rent (obviously large cities will mean bigger rent and it also depends on the area). It would be better if you could buy your house outright to begin with.
Food costs on the whole (I say on the whole but bear in mind prices in McDonald's and even local Pizza takeaway etc are similar to UK, USA prices) in Pakistan are cheaper compared to UK and USA and a good comfortable lifestyle in the UK or USA does not mean that you need the same amount to have the same comfortable lifestyle in Pakistan. Far from it.
So I'd say if you have an income of say 70 to 80 thousand rupees a month in Pakistan (providing you have no rent to pay), with a wife and a few kids then you really are fine. It's comfortable if we define comfortable as having good food to eat, being able to pay the bills and still enjoy life to a pleasant level.
An income of between 1 lakh to 1.5 lakhs a month, with the same circumstances as above (and no rent to pay) will give you a fantastic lifestyle in Pakistan and you will have a good life Alhamdulillah. Add another 30 to 50 thousand rupees a month for house rent if you are renting then 2 lakh rupees a month will give you a very very comfortable life.
If you are one of those who need to spend and spend, eat out every day, have a few servants and really live it up a little then 2.5 to 3 lakhs a month will give you this and more. But I don't believe most people want to take it to this level. Those that do then really do need that 3 to 4 lakh a month income as they have built their lifestyle to such an extravagant level that they can't be comfortable living a slightly less extravagant but still comfortable lifestyle.
So all in all 80 thousand rupees to 1.5 lakh a month will do you fine.
