Ma shaa ALLAH bhai very helpful

JAZAKALLAH...your working a pioneers job for bringing overseas Pakistanis to back home...very practical analysis.

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for appreciating 👍. I am glad that it was helpful

Thank you brother for your help. It’s really useful.

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for appreciating Brother 👍

Great work boss.

Very informative and in a systematic way. Great job 👏🏼

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for appreciating 👍

Excellent video…thanks for putting all this effort.

@hassanrafique

8 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for your appreciation

Thanks for the effort, Mr Hassan

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome 👍

MashaAllah a very helpful video for families planning to move

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your appreciation 👍

Watching this in Ramadan 2023 ☺️

Quite a useful effort for the independent unit starters👍

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for appreciating 👍

Great informative vlog.

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your appreciation 👍

Humbly request brother, could you please add some monthly spending on your local masjid where you pray in congregation. It is the house of Allah s.w.t. and it would not go in waste.

@islaam247

2 жыл бұрын

He may already be doing this and hiding it from public to stay sincere

Plz tell us what is ur profession. Just curious. U r always very objective in ur videos. It's refreshing.

Salam brother i am from Rawalpindi as well currently i am in uk to my masters at law . Just went through your channel firstly i would like to say your are very underrated your research and work in way to good . I just wanted to say i salute you for the decision you made there is no country like Pak the happiness the vibe there is not even a single day i don’t miss my country UK life is very good but sometimes i feel like there is no point of living here is not my home . Home is Pakistan i hope you are not regretting your decision.

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for you support and appreciation. Actually my moto is to stay genuine and only put content when it makes sense...I am happy that my viewers/subscribers are all genuine and interact with me regularly giving feedback and asking questions :) . I am happy so far in Pakistan Allah ka shukar...at times like you said I do wish that Pakistan also had some good things like UK ..but then when I recall the way life was in the UK I feel like the loneliness will still outweigh the pleasures if I was to return....I would still advise you to stay until naturalization if possible and then you can think about coming back too if it suits you

I have also moved from London to Islamabad. The grocery graph and takeaway graph can almost be halved. I would say grocery can be sufficient at Rs. 25,000 pm and takeaway at Rs. 10,000 pm. Rent can come down by not living in Bahria Town (places like Media Town are just as good and cheaper at approx Rs 30,000 pm. Some other costs can also come down and that's from personal experience. Ofcourse, we all have our own lifestyle. If anyone needs more help feel free to get in touch.

@rizwan12355

2 жыл бұрын

how did you find your relocation and how are you finding it

@yowhaatsup

2 жыл бұрын

Do you have Instagram

@rizwan12355

2 жыл бұрын

No I use Facebook and whassap You can message me on Facebook messenger please

@bdh2564

Жыл бұрын

Assalamualaikum, how can reach you, I would like to move to Lahore by the end if this year.

@khorassan4991

6 ай бұрын

What is your Facebook name I’m interested in moving to Pakistan

Could you please do an updated cost impact for late 2022. What impact the inflation has had on your monthly spending. It would be good to do a comparison with the data from this video. Thanks

Hassan bhai, please make an updated video based on present inflation in Pakistan. Thank you.

Right now the survival expense is 90k per month, if you are living with 2 toddlers and a wife .. By survival expense i mean only the basic needs which include electricity grocery milk toddlers diapers etc .. there is no shopping or anything in this amount

Ngl, your transparency is unique. It’s crazy to see how expensive it is and then looking at normal salaries in Pakistan and you wonder how people actually manage. Would love to actually work in Pakistan for a year or two just to get the experience but the software developer salaries in the UK are incomparable

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for appreciating. This number comes can also come down to sub 100k pcm depending on your circumstances ...my number reflects ours. It is best to work for overseas clients as a software developer when in Pakistan. As a freelancer or otherwise...

Asalamalikum Hassan bhai can you make an updated version of this video now that inflation has crossed 30%. What are the biggest impacts felt in general?

Good info. But should also add, which and what area you live in? Rent or own? Etc

Very useful thanks. You took the time to put this all into graphs and collate the data over 12months, which is excellent work. So translated into sterling, its around £1300pcm is that right? Also, on another note how has the recent political turmoil affected you and people living day to day e.g. school closures?

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for appreciating. yes around 1300 to 1500 pounds pcm is a good figure to keep in mind. Political Turmoil wise it was smooth on the roads etc other than the mental trauma :)

Aoa brother Awaiting new cost of living in pakistan in current climate I'm considering moving from uk and would appreciate the information

@hassanrafique

Жыл бұрын

Walaikumasalam Brother I will try see if I can make an update video 👍

Salam. Very good job Hassan bhai. We’ll be coming in August with my family. Could you give a feedback about schools in Bahria Town Lahore. I have my 4 kids to enroll. Btw we are coming from France. Thanks in advance

@hassanrafique

Жыл бұрын

Walaikumasalam Shams and thanks for your appreciation. I don't have specific information about Bahria Town schools but in general Lahore should have the same level if not better than Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

Salam Hassan, Its quite good and informative. Couldn't you save water bill by using water filter installed at home and electric/gas bills by using solar panels. Secondly, by using android box, you can save your monthly tv cable expense as well. stay blessed

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for your support and feedback. Yes but thus far we have only used filter water in preparing food. Many people though use it for drinking purposes. Tv cable is actually very cheap (Rs 500 per month)...but in the long term android box will be cheaper.

I'm assuming other families in your area would also be in the same expense range (more or less depending on the family size).

pretty informative. Jazakallah bhai for all the breakdown of costs. Based on your charts, I can definitely save up to 100k rupees a month because I won't be paying rent and my kids are home schooled. Keep up the great work.

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for your appreciation 👍. Yes that should be the case indeed

Take us on a street tour of your local neighbourhood. Show us shops, takeaways, etc.

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion. I will plan something for this..

@sohaibbehsan

2 жыл бұрын

Daily lifestyle vid woukd be good. I think Hassan bhai did a drone video of his neighbourhood.

Very realistic. I save money on rent and school as no infants. Your takeaway and electric on heater is more than mine. Otherwise it is very realistic. My expenses for two without infant and house rent is 1.60 lac. You have not counted maintenance and repair of appliances, property and car tax, car maintenance, insurance. That’s almost 20,000 per month which I have included

@hassanrafique

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your feedback. It is good to see that our notes check out 👍👍

Duas from chakwal...

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your support 👍

Very informative and helpful. if you don't mind me asking, any reason why you didn't buy a property in Pakistan? Rent seems to be a substaintial part of your expenditure?

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your appreciation 👍. One needs a significant amount of investment for a house will plan for it once we are ready 🙂

Salam Hassan Bhai, regarding the A/C usage in august. Can you share how many of them you were using and for how long (i.e 8h/24h 2xAC - 8h 1xAC - 8h no AC)?

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for getting in touch Ammar. I wanted to share that info so thanks for asking. We used 1 ac for say 10hrs during the night in our bedroom. Then 1 inverter ac in my office for 9hrs and then one in the evening in the living room for say 5 hrs...so in a way an ac was active throughout the day...

what i have observed from your videos is that you have a modest lifestyle, neither lavish nor cheap...but your expenses still seem to be on the higher side. even if you cut down on some of the unnecessary expenses such as food takeaways etc., your monthly expense would still be around 200,000 rupees which is still very high

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

Very good observation. Rent and Schooling are fixed costs mounting to almost 1 lac. Then grocery and electricity are the next big items. Electricity wise my office ac needs to be on in the summer so that pushes up the bill plus electricity in Bahria is expensive when compared with say other areas. Grocery wise one can also optimize by choosing cheaper alternatives where ever possible...remains to be seen how much overall would this alternative route cost per month..

@pme6713

2 жыл бұрын

@@hassanrafique do u think ur expenses will continue to grow as ur kids grow or they will be less?

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

@@pme6713 not sure yet but expense growth would be slow (ignoring inflation).. until they reach adalocence...

@pme6713

2 жыл бұрын

@@hassanrafique u vaguely mentioned about zakat which u said was not factored in to your monthly expense...may i know if u r still doing it? just curious

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

@@pme6713 i meant that the amount of zakat that I distributed was not included in the analysis because everyone would be paying according to their own calculations so adding it to this analysis would not be applicable to everyone...is that what you were asking about?

its my oponion if you live with your parents then its cover your security issues plus reduced living expenses (rent)

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

Yes definitely...but the space and size of family also plays a role in that decision 👍

@waqas186

2 жыл бұрын

@@hassanrafique true

This is quite useful, thank you. What is "inverter"? When I left Pakistan in 2002 this machine was not there. Along with its function could you please mention how much does it cost?

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for you appreciation. an Inverter is basically and Aircon and a Heater in one. It looks exactly like an AC that is mounted close to the ceiling. Cost depends on how much tons it is...typically 1.5Ton costs between 90k to 100k

@faautobahna9416

2 жыл бұрын

@@hassanrafique Shukrya.

Msla yeh hai, kai jo petrol 7000 lgta tha os wqt. Woh ubh 15000+ lgta hai.

@hassanrafique

11 ай бұрын

Ye bilkul sai baat hay... that's why I mentioned in the comments k 50% se barha dein expected expense

I'm assuming other families in your area would also be in the same expense range (more or less depending on the family size). This kind of living expense is hard to bear because of low salary structure unless you are on a managerial position, i.e. bank manager etc...what do you think? do mostly peoople from overseas live in you society? what do most of the residents in your society do for living. i.e. job, business etc?

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

I haven't asked around much but many are house owners or in the Army getting rental subsidy...there was one overseas who relocated and I believe they have some business setup. I think if you are a single earner and doing a job here then as you said you should be around managerial level. Otherwise multiple earners in a joint family system is also the norm in Pakistan

Have you considered solar panels? Would you be able to enquire about this please? It can give us an idea of how much it could cost

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

It is a great option if you own the house...I will see if I can cover this topic

Very informative video. Rs. 260,000 does sound like a lot of money. Any idea how much does a person (around 35 years old) makes on an average in a month working in Pakistan?

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

This figure is assuming a family of our size and needs living in Bahria/DHA...my friend for example has a smaller family (one child who doesn't go to school yet) and lives at the first floor at their Parents with a separate meter and sharing grocery costs...his monthly is around 100k

Thank you. How safe is Islamabad for folks relocating from West?

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your appreciation 👍. Islamabad has a high population of diplomats and foreigners. It is safe in general. I think having local knowledge etc would be beneficial 👍

I was very confused, decision nhi kar pa rha tha kay should I stay in UK or move back to Pak, its just my 2nd year in UK. So I decided to visit Pak for 2 weeks, hosh thikane agae hain mere. I am not moving back at least for next 5 years.

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting that you observed a big change in the last two years...was it inflation or something else?

@BilalFazalShaikh

2 жыл бұрын

@@hassanrafique I left country for Oman in 2014, and then moved to UK in Nov 2020. I have not seen any growth in Pak since then, cities are now completely destroyed, extremely dirty. For last 2 days I dont have any water in house, 8 hours load-shedding, people's behaviour is so arrogant and insulting. Whatever you buy, there is no guarantee or warranty, even if you claim companies dont listen. Car prices are unbelievable. There is not a single parameter which is positive. I have realized that I can still survive in this situation but my kids who grown up in Oman & UK will not adjust here, they have no idea how this society works, it wont be fair for them and I dont want to see them suffer for my mistake.

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

@@BilalFazalShaikh yes ye baat tau hay...also depends on where you stay lekin ye halat nazar atay hain so as you said one has to weigh options and decide accordingly 👍👍

@BilalFazalShaikh

2 жыл бұрын

@@hassanrafique Plan is to stay few years more for kids and then move back to Bahria town Karachi. I have already invested heavily there. I hope my plan will work.

Aslaam Alaykum, What are the average monthly living costs for a family of four with three children living in Mirpur Azad Kashmir Pakistan, including all expenses School fees for two children primary and pre school(Nursery), Grocery, Electric, Water and Gas bills for all months, Fuel for Car and Motorbike. I read on social media that Government School Education is free in Pakistan from the age of 5 to 16 years, are they free and if they are not free have they ever been free. What is the monthly salary for someone who works as attendant in car wash and what is the monthly rent for car wash business and Barber Shop Business in Mirpur Azad Kashmir Pakistan.

@hassanrafique

Жыл бұрын

Walaikumasalam, If someone lives in rental then according to zameen.com the monthly rent there for a 10 marla house is 20-30k. Grocery/electric and gas I would imagine would be around 50k. Petrol depends on usage but let's assume Rs5000 per month Public schools are cheap but not fee...< Rs1000 per child ....so in total around 1 lac looks like the ball park. Regards the income from the businesses you mentioned I am not sure how much would they be making....

@hassanrafique

Жыл бұрын

Car wash is busy mostly during the week end and they charge rs500 per car for wash...where main expense is water, labour and rent

@idnankhan2218

Жыл бұрын

@@hassanrafique Thank you for the information. What will the average estimate expenses be for a smaller house, I have no knowledge on Marla size of property, for example ground floor and Balcony house, owned property. I just want to know the monthly costs of living in this type of property with no rent, owned property in sector E4 Area of Mirpur. 3 Bedrooms on Ground Floor with 2 on suite washrooms, Living room, Front Room, Kitchen. The upper medium size balcony with 1 Bedroom and 1 washroom. You have given me the information for a 10 Marla house, what would be the average monthly estimate expenses for this type of property for: - Grocery for 7 people Monthly (4 Adults and 3 Children) - Electric, Gas and Water Bill Monthly for family of 7 people. - Fuel for Car and Motorbike Monthly ( usage only to and from work locally distance 10 mins travel and local shopping) - Internet Broadband Bill. - Mobile Tariff for 2 people. - Madrasah Monthly fees for 2 children. Please can you give me Average Estimate on only these expenses so I have rough idea on living costs. I am thinking of relocating so would like idea of monthly costs living in this type of property. You mentioned around 1 lac, what other expenses did you include. For Car Wash Business and Barber Shop Business, How much will the rent be in Mirpur Azad Kashmir, if I rent the business to someone to run the businesses so I can get the Income for the living costs. And also what is the Average Monthly Salary for working in Car wash Business as a labourer in Mirpur Azad Kashmir Pakistan sector E4 Area. I would appreciate if you can give me information on this if you have idea or if you can ask anyone who knows. Thank you

@har00nsaeed93

11 ай бұрын

​@@idnankhan2218Brother, I can't go into details. But if you want to live a minimal life here in Mirpur Azad Kashmir, with a family of 7 people. You need atleast 2-Lakh a month. You can live in luxury, if you make over 4-Lakh. Good Luck from Bagh, Azad Kashmir.

How is the electric load shedding situation?

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

Things are fine here in Bahria so far...👍

@onlyitj

2 жыл бұрын

I heard last year they started scheduled load shedding for many hours

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

@@onlyitj they did so for a week or so but then I got the UPS installed. It was 2 hours in one go at most so UPS lasted well

Is my calculations wrong in British pounds comes to £1085 per month lol

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

Yes £1000-£1200 at today's exchange rate is a reasonable estimate

Bro can you do a vlog in Sheri routine and your iftar routine thanks

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion Bro. I will try and capture one

Bro wapis aa jayen. Chorr wapis aa gaye hain. 🙂

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

Yaqeen karain aaj mera bhai yehi thought share kar raha tha meray saath...umeed hay elections jaldi hongay 🙂🙂

@verdesameen9513

2 жыл бұрын

@@hassanrafique 🤔😀

@mrlad4685

2 жыл бұрын

@@hassanrafique jee

But the average pay of a person is 50K 👁️👄👁️>> bhai yeh Islamabad me rehne ka bta rhy ho. Itna expensive nai ha

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

Yeh estimate is based on a family of our size and their education needs etc plus location. Rental place sab mila k yeh estimate hay. But sab cases different hongay...yeh kharcha significantly less bhi ho sakta hay depending on circumstances...👍

why was my comment deleted?

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure which comment you are referring to? I only see this one

You need 1 lakh ruppee to live if you already own your house in pakistan

@yowhaatsup

2 жыл бұрын

Is 1 lakh a month enough if you don't pay rent?

@amandayani997

Жыл бұрын

Sawaal hee paidah nahee hotah

absurd expenditure

I really like your channel, i live in india, but expenses are quite similar to upper middle class family or comfortably upper class family, are you single earner in family and what you do for living? Just curious to know

@hassanrafique

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your appreciation Siddharth. Yes I am, I have a background in electronics engineering/telecommunications and currently am working as an algorithm engineer in a biometrics company

MashAllah its very infomative videos what about the kids school language barrier i think so you and your kids are facing this what you say about this

@hassanrafique

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for your appreciation 👍. Actually if you watch some of my other videos I have touched upon how kids are doing. So far there haven't been any major issues with the language side of things

@waqas186

2 жыл бұрын

@@hassanrafique thanx i checked