Prices of food items in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka & Iran

[Swift]

1) 1KG of Meat (Mutton 250 - 300, Chicken 80 - 120, Fish will start from 100 per KG and go to upto 1000 per KG as well)
2) 1 KG of rice (20 - 50 depending on preferences, I consume rice costing 40 / kg)
3) 1KG of Sugar (25 - 30)
4) 1KG of Wheat (15-20)
5) 1 Litre of cooking oil (60 - 130 depending on preferences - refined, mustard etc, I consume Suffola worth 110 / Kg)
6) Milk (24 - 30, cow milk is cheaper buffalo will be costlier)

all figures in INR

 

[The HBS Guy]

Man! Turkey is damn costly!

 

[Swift]

@Zaki... I am putting some rough numbers which are on the top of my head. Again price may vary from region to region and quality of the product. All prices are in INR (1 INR = 1.93 PKR)

1) 1KG of Meat : (Chicken) Rs 120/Kg
2) 1 KG of rice : (Basmati) Rs 120/Kg; (Parboiled Rice) Rs 50/Kg
3) 1KG of Sugar : Rs 40/Kg
4) 1KG of Wheat : Rs 35/Kg
5) 1 Litre of cooking oil : (Sunflower Oil) Rs 80-100/L
6) Milk : Rs 25/L

It will be nice to see a comparison chart at the end of your compilation.

dezi in India currently sugar prices are under 30 and Wheat should be closer to 20 as I get best wheat flour for abt 24 per KG.

 

[Hyde]

Thanks Indian members, It was very informative for me....really surprised to see the hiking prices in India as well

Now awaiting for some Pakistani member to share the prices of these food items in Pakistan too as I last time visited Pakistan back in December 2008 so I am only aware of the outdated figures - I am sure a lot has been changed since then

 

[StingRoy]

dezi in India currently sugar prices are under 30 and Wheat should be closer to 20 as I get best wheat flour for abt 24 per KG.

Yes, I agree.. thats why I put a disclaimer(sort of) that some prices may vary from region and the store you are buying. If you are buying branded or local... etc etc.... but the idea was to get a rough estimate... I am surprised most of the prices I quoted are more or less to the mark... given the fact that I have been staying out of India for more than 10 years now (although I visit often)... maybe you guys can give better estimates

Waiting for Zaki's bar graph!

 

[Swift]

Yes, I agree.. thats why I put a disclaimer(sort of) that some prices may vary from region and the store you are buying. If you are buying branded or local... etc etc.... but the idea was to get a rough estimate... I am surprised most of the prices I quoted are more or less to the mark... given the fact that I have been staying out of India for more than 10 years now (although I visit often)... maybe you guys can give better estimates

Waiting for Zaki's bar graph!

Actually sugar was touching abt 40 few mnths back but it has cm under control after all the inflation cries by parties and action by govt. Though these days prices have been fluctuating a lot and we get sm benefit by buying from big retailers as they have large warehouse capacity.

 

[Hyde]

Waiting for Zaki's bar graph!

waiting a post from Pakistan first! - I am about to sleep and when I wake up, if i see a post/rates from Pakistan, will surely create a bar graph for you

 

[gowthamraj]

In tamil Nadu 1kg good rice cost above 30 rupees.

1 kg sugar 32 rupees.

1 kg mutton meat 260 rupees


1 kg chicken 120 rupees

 

[Al-zakir]

Thanks Skies, that was a very useful link

I noticed some items are even cheaper in Pakistan
Will compare all the prices of each nation after more members reply and share similar links

Agora supermarket where rich people shop. It has higher price tag compare to open market price else where in the country.

 

[Pride]

Can we take a reference of common currency here? other wise too much conversion needs to be done. I will suggest PKR as this is PDF.

 

[AR]

the value of PKR is just half of INR... so its easy to understand compared to other currencies

 

[Pride]

the value of PKR is just half of INR... so its easy to understand compared to other currencies

This is true only for Indo-Pak prices but what about other currencies? If all of them convert into PKR even then I can compare as you are suggesting.

 

[Peacefulll]

Actually, prices of goods vary widely in various parts of India. Arriving at a standard figure is tough, but the prices mentioned by Dezi are accurate (slightly on the higher side of the spectrum, I felt).

Just noticed that you've put Iran also in the subject! Is it also considered part of South Asia? I think Iran is very different from the other countries you have mentioned, as far as economy and finances are concerned.

 

[Areesh]

waiting a post from Pakistan first! - I am about to sleep and when I wake up, if i see a post/rates from Pakistan, will surely create a bar graph for you

We aren't going to share prices with you. We are feeling a bit ashamed.

 

[divya]

Koi dukan wukan khol rahe hain kya??