Alternate life simulator
What if you were born somewhere else?
Japan, Norway, Canada, Switzerland… Tell us a little about your life and meet the other you: the income, the home, the commute and a typical day.
Photos: Japan (Seattleite7, CC BY-SA 4.0) · Norway (Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 3.0) · Canada (Tobias Alt, Tobi 87, CC BY-SA 4.0) · Switzerland (Giles Laurent, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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A day in your other life
Your other country compared with Pakistan
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This is an imagined life built from national averages, not a prediction. Thinking of really moving? See Pakistan vs , the cost of living calculator and the visa checker.
Your alternate lives
Saved on this device only. Add up to four countries.
How it works
- Your place on the ladder. We compare your income with what an average person spends a month where you live (Pakistan, or any of the other countries), adjusted for the size of your household.
- The same rung, elsewhere. Your other self sits at the same relative level in the other country, using World Bank spending and price data and today’s exchange rates.
- A budget and a day. Rent, transport, food and savings follow your lifestyle choices, and your day is written from real facts: climate, transport, language, food and landscape.
What if you were born in…
Born in Argentina
Born in Australia
Born in Austria
Born in Azerbaijan
Born in Bahrain
Born in Bangladesh
Born in Belgium
Born in Brazil
Born in Bulgaria
Born in Canada
Born in Chile
Born in China
Born in Colombia
Born in Costa Rica
Born in Croatia
Born in Cyprus
Born in Czechia
Born in Denmark
Born in Dominican Republic
Born in Egypt
Born in Estonia
Born in Finland
Born in France
Born in Georgia
Born in Germany
Born in Ghana
Born in Greece
Born in Hong Kong
Born in Hungary
Born in Iceland
Born in India
Born in Indonesia
Born in Ireland
Born in Italy
Born in Japan
Born in Kazakhstan
Born in Kenya
Born in Kuwait
Born in Latvia
Born in Lithuania
Born in Luxembourg
Born in Malaysia
Born in Malta
Born in Mauritius
Born in Mexico
Born in Morocco
Born in Nepal
Born in Netherlands
Born in New Zealand
Born in Norway
Born in Oman
Born in Panama
Born in Peru
Born in Philippines
Born in Poland
Born in Portugal
Born in Qatar
Born in Romania
Born in Rwanda
Born in Saudi Arabia
Born in Singapore
Born in Slovakia
Born in Slovenia
Born in South Africa
Born in South Korea
Born in Spain
Born in Sri Lanka
Born in Sweden
Born in Switzerland
Born in Thailand
Born in Turkey
Born in United Arab Emirates
Born in United Kingdom
Born in United States
Born in Uruguay
Born in Uzbekistan
Born in Vietnam
Country photos from Wikimedia Commons; each photographer is credited on the result card and on the WorldMatch country pages.
Questions
How is my alternate income worked out?
We compare your monthly income with what an average person in Pakistan spends each month (World Bank data), then give you the same position on the ladder in the other country. If you earn about twice the Pakistani average, your alternate self earns about twice that country's average. Very high and very low incomes are softened a little, so the result stays within a realistic range.
Are the rent, transport and savings figures real?
They are estimates. The budget is split using typical shares of household spending, adjusted for your choices (city centre or suburbs, car or public transport, saver or spender) and for how good public transport is in that country. Real costs vary a lot by city and by year.
Is this the same as moving abroad?
No. It imagines you were born and raised there, with local qualifications and language. If you are thinking of moving, use the cost of living calculator, the salary converter and the visa checker instead, which use today's prices and real visa rules.
Is my information saved?
No. Everything is calculated in your browser. Lives you save for comparing are kept only on your own phone or computer.
Where does the data come from?
Household spending and price levels: World Bank (International Comparison Program). Climate: NASA POWER averages for each country's main city. Life expectancy, air quality and homicide rates: World Bank World Development Indicators. Exchange rates: the daily rates used on Dareecha's currency pages.
