Cost of living comparison
Lahore is 74.1% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Lahore instead of Germany, you would:
pay 85.8% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.91
|
$1.41
PKR391.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.76
|
$3.08
PKR855.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$0.19
PKR53.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.20
|
$0.14
PKR39.13
|
|
pay 67.1% less for groceries
Germany
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$0.53
PKR147.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.26
|
$2.55
PKR707.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$2.20
PKR611.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
$1.01
PKR281.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.62
|
$1.02
PKR284.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.45
PKR123.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.24
PKR67.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$0.29
PKR79.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.21
PKR59.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.11
PKR31.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.20
PKR56.71
|
|
pay 76.5% less for transportation
Germany
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.71
|
$3.23
PKR897.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.16
|
$5.28
PKR1,467.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,095.75
|
$10,563.38
PKR2,934,460.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.32
|
$1.94
PKR537.98
|
|
pay 74.2% less for housing
Germany
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.19
|
$18.54
PKR5,150.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€704.85
|
$103.43
PKR28,733.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€536.17
|
$67.45
PKR18,737.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€187.57
|
$58.30
PKR16,194.72
|
|
pay 88.7% less for childcare
Germany
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€302.24
|
$44.47
PKR12,352.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,031.63
|
$1,078.87
PKR299,706.26
|
|
pay 63.4% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.76
|
$2.38
PKR660.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.03
|
$1.50
PKR415.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.45
|
$0.99
PKR273.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.26
|
$12.92
PKR3,589.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.20
|
$3.52
PKR978.15
|
|
pay 63.0% less for clothing
Germany
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€74.95
|
$10.51
PKR2,920.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.74
|
$21.06
PKR5,849.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.01
|
$47.54
PKR13,205.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.28
|
$31.55
PKR8,765.76
|
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