Cost of living comparison
Lahore is 75.8% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Lahore instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 88.9% less for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
Lahore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,491
|
$1.41
PKR392.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,992
|
$3.08
PKR858.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK324
|
$0.19
PKR54.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$0.14
PKR39.23
|
|
pay 74.3% less for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Lahore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$0.53
PKR147.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$2.55
PKR709.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK744
|
$2.20
PKR612.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$1.01
PKR282.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK991
|
$1.02
PKR284.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$0.45
PKR123.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$0.24
PKR68.12
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$0.29
PKR80.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$0.21
PKR59.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.11
PKR31.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$0.20
PKR56.86
|
|
pay 77.4% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Lahore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,122
|
$3.23
PKR899.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,808
|
$5.28
PKR1,470.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,166,415
|
$10,563.38
PKR2,941,901.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,347
|
$1.94
PKR539.35
|
|
pay 68.2% less for housing
|
Iceland
|
Lahore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,714
|
$18.54
PKR5,163.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,683
|
$103.43
PKR28,806.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,750
|
$67.45
PKR18,785.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,583
|
$58.30
PKR16,235.78
|
|
pay 71.8% less for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Lahore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,215
|
$44.47
PKR12,384.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK384,024
|
$1,078.87
PKR300,466.20
|
|
pay 75.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Lahore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,190
|
$2.38
PKR661.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK580
|
$1.50
PKR416.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,485
|
$0.99
PKR274.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,946
|
$12.92
PKR3,598.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,714
|
$3.52
PKR980.63
|
|
pay 75.0% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Lahore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,488
|
$10.51
PKR2,927.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,036
|
$21.06
PKR5,864.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,102
|
$47.54
PKR13,238.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,465
|
$31.55
PKR8,787.99
|
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