Cost of Living

[diwana]

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@philosophy

A little too comfortable.

What I hate about rich pakis is their obsession with showing off their fathers wealth and spending money like its “free”

I wanted to say something even more imp but I forget ill be back

Badaam are good for memory.

[Southie]

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"25 K for groceries 12K

10 K for one live in servant 0K

20 K for petrol use public transportation
10K per month for each child’s schooling. 3K*2 = 6K

10-15K electric bill 7K

5K water and gas and cable 3K (ditch cable if you have to)

So far that is 125K Total 28K

25 K random. Good going seb!" random 2K

total 30K

Humare zamanay mein - we did not have a lady come in to do housework till ~ 20 years of my parents’marraige, we did not have any vehicle, father had a bicycle which he rode to station took train, we folks walked to school. So what is with the peetrol shetrol expense?

Final verdict - 28K monthly expense, 2K savings.

[ninja_hattori]

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^ is this japanese currency or italian lira:D

[diwana]

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[Southie]

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@ninja_hattori

^ is this japanese currency or italian lira:D

Kore wa rupīdesu, Hattori San

[Naabigh]

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@Southie

we did not have any vehicle, father had a bicycle which he rode to station took train, we folks walked to school. So what is with the peetrol shetrol expense?.

Come and live a week of your life in pakistan .. and you will realize that true condition of the fantasy called ’ private transport ’ here !

You actually spend more , if you travel by them … And then we have fuel off days , Strikes … There is no concept of traveling via metro or local train ..

The minimum fare for Buses 15 rupess ( one way ) - Coaches - 20 rupees ( one way ) - Mini Buses - 17 rupees ( one way ) …

So if one has to travel for work only - and we assume , he only has to take one bus , considering the size of our cities , normally you to take two to three buses to reach your destination ..

30 ( two way fare ) * 26 ( working days ) = 780 rupees … so comparatively , if you have your own transportation , you can do more mileage in 800 rupees fuel … And also carry other family members on them

[ninja_hattori]

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@Southie thank u

[ninja_hattori]

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living cost in pakistan is very low

even NS has paid 5 or 6 k in income tax…

[Southie]

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^ OK - I was talking abt Bombay. I did not know the big citie in Pakistan did not have good public transportation. If distance is say upto 6 km, one can take a bicycle I think? Waisey paidal bhi tho chal saktey hain na? Again, humarey zamaney mei we used to walk a lot - people nowadays have become very T/Computer generation - dont want to walk

[Demilitarize]

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The math is 40 K

Good breakdown Naabigh, even though you really did do minimal. Minimal is 40 K. Great breakdown.

Thanks.

@Naabigh

You said minimal - so here is an estimated monthly budget for family of four ( Husband, wife and two kids ) , single income , living on rent , driving a motor bike .

Renting a Two bedroom apartment / House portion :In a proper housing society or developed area .. Not in central zone .. At least 8 k

Electricity - from 2 to 2.5 k - given that they dont have Air cons ..

Gas - from 0.8 to 1 k

Water charges - 0.5 k

City district charges ( waste management ) 0.5 k

Telephone - one land-line - 1 k

Two Mobile phones - 1 k

Groceries - 6 k

Milk - 2 k

Meat - 3 k

School tuition fee for two kids . 4 k

Transportation exp for kids 2 k

Kids pocket money / lunch money - 1 k

If you dont have time to teach them / help them with their home work - Add another 2 k for private tuition fee

Bike fuel - at least 2 k , if he is using it for going to and coming from work

Husband personal expenses - 1 k

Wife personal expenses - 1 k

Medical - 1 k

You said minimal , so I didnt add any shopping or eating out expenses … Rest , you can do the Maths …

[Demilitarize]

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[Southie]

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@Demesne

Southie. I really take offense to your statement. Are you willing to retract it and act like a gentleman or are you interested in standing by it?

I quoted 20 K when Seb posted a very comfortable estimate of 150K earning. I was giving a possible breakdown of his costs.

You really need to be more courteous.

My shopping trips indeed.

I guess you must be PMSing because you are suffering severe withdrawal from your chai and biskuts. After all, your wife doesn’t interest you as much as they do.

I am actually shocked at your response because it was supposed to be a light hearted good natured joke. Since you do not like it, I wil delete any reference to you.

Thank you.

[Demilitarize]

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Naabigh you put a lot of constructive thought into this

@Naabigh

Come and live a week of your life in pakistan .. and you will realize that true condition of the fantasy called ’ private transport ’ here !

You actually spend more , if you travel by them … And then we have fuel off days , Strikes … There is no concept of traveling via metro or local train ..

The minimum fare for Buses 15 rupess ( one way ) - Coaches - 20 rupees ( one way ) - Mini Buses - 17 rupees ( one way ) …

So if one has to travel for work only - and we assume , he only has to take one buses , considering the size of our cities , normally you to take two to three buses to reach your destination ..

30 ( two way fare ) * 26 ( working days ) = 780 rupees … so comparatively , if you have your own transportation , you can do more mileage in 800 rupees fuel … And also carry other family members on them

[Southie]

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I just read what you wrote in the last paragraph - cant believe it. More power to you. And why bring chai into this. God - this got way too personal - had no idea.

[Demilitarize]

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[ninja_hattori]

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sauthie likes chai

i love chai…

[Southie]

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^ No problems - I do know I had no offensive intent when I posted my budgets. My figures may have been off - but there was no intent to insult.

Really beneath you to bring Chai here - but oh well. More power to you.

[Naabigh]

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@Southie

^ OK - I was talking abt Bombay. I did not know the big citie in Pakistan did not have good public transportation. If distance is say upto 6 km, one can take a bicycle I think? Waisey paidal bhi tho chal saktey hain na? Again, humarey zamaney mei we used to walk a lot - people nowadays have become very T/Computer generation - dont want to walk

Also, fuel budget was 20K by our Demensne - bit on the high side I think - she probably was budgeting for her shopping trips after the husband returns from work!

Haha I love this ‘’ hamare Zamaney ’ bit … Bhai even in hamara zamana , which was only 20 years ago , things weren’t that bad … This is not bloody Ireland ,where my director used to drive a bicycle at work and I used to take Luas tram to work ..

If you walk here , you have very high chances of getting looted / robbed ( I am specifically taking about karachi here ) … Bicycles , you have no place to chain them up and the mad traffic here doesnt allow you to drive bicycles , no one wants to end up in a hostipal , well probably in graveyard , if got hit by a mini bus or coach running like mad bulls in china shop .

Now you only see middle aged people like us - walking and driving bicycles in their secure areas , where every alley is knock’d by a Barrier gate and guarded by a security guard , holding an AK47 or repeater rifles and guns .. Life is like living in a big cage here !

For two cars - doing 30 to 40 KM every day on average … 20 k worth fuel is quite realistic

[Demilitarize]

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edited.

[Southie]

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@Demesne

^ Beneath anyone to bring my husband into it. But I guess someone must’ve made your king of the hill

As I said, it was a good natured joke. The use of “our Demense” was supposed to be again a signal that no hostility was intended.

Edited - Hence there is no need for an apology - it was just a misunderstanding on your part