Cost of living comparison
Austria is 6.1 times more expensive than Lahore.
If you lived in Austria instead of Lahore, you would:
pay 11.3 times more for restaurants
Lahore
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.41
Rs391
|
$15.13
€14.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.08
Rs856
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
Rs54
|
$2.84
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
Rs39
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
Lahore
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
Rs147
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
Rs708
|
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.20
Rs611
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.01
Rs281
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
Rs284
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
Rs124
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Rs68
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
Rs80
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
Rs59
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.11
Rs31
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
Rs57
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for transportation
Lahore
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.23
Rs897
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.28
Rs1,467
|
$48.12
€45.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,563.38
Rs2,933,384
|
$25,940.65
€24,328.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
Rs538
|
$19.81
€18.58
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Lahore
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.54
Rs5,149
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$103.43
Rs28,723
|
$743.38
€697.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.45
Rs18,731
|
$621.91
€583.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.30
Rs16,189
|
$222.11
€208.31
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
Lahore
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.47
Rs12,348
|
$416.59
€390.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,078.87
Rs299,596
|
$8,210.34
€7,700.20
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Lahore
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
Rs660
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
Rs415
|
$3.32
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.99
Rs274
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.92
Rs3,588
|
$41.56
€38.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.52
Rs978
|
$12.77
€11.97
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Lahore
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.51
Rs2,919
|
$75.76
€71.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.06
Rs5,847
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.54
Rs13,200
|
$85.33
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.55
Rs8,763
|
$110.53
€103.66
|
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