Is Pakistan a good place to live for remote workers?

Pakistan scores 40/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 34.1 Mbps, safety 74, healthcare 56, air quality 15; English not scored) — rank 154 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Pakistan?

Median fixed broadband is around 34.1 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Pakistan?

Single-person essentials run about $379/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (7.9× essentials).

Livability · rank 154/167

Is 🇵🇰 Pakistan (Islamabad) a good place to live?

Quality score 40/100 against essentials of $379/month.

The five metrics

Internet 14 34.1 Mbps median broadband, 57.3% online

Safety 74 4.3 homicides/100k (2023)

Healthcare 56 UHC service coverage 56/100 (2023)

Air quality 15 PM2.5 43.1 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: very weak; World Bank WGI estimate -1.02 · corruption control -1.07 · stability -2.06 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $4.92 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $3.91/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($379)	Verdict
$2,000	5.3×	like royalty
$3,000	7.9×	like royalty
$5,000	13.2×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

Similar value-for-money

🇲🇬 Madagascar — quality 57.8, essentials $548/mo
🇹🇳 Tunisia — quality 55.9, essentials $541/mo
🇵🇾 Paraguay — quality 74.9, essentials $701/mo
🇬🇪 Georgia — quality 64, essentials $599/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Pakistan a good place to live for remote workers?: Pakistan scores 40/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 34.1 Mbps, safety 74, healthcare 56, air quality 15; English not scored) — rank 154 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Pakistan?: Median fixed broadband is around 34.1 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Pakistan?: Single-person essentials run about $379/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (7.9× essentials).