Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 7.7 times more expensive than Lahore.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Lahore, you would:
pay 9.2 times more for restaurants
Lahore
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.41
Rs392
|
$16.63
€15.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.08
Rs857
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
Rs54
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
Rs39
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Lahore
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
Rs147
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
Rs709
|
$4.31
€4.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.20
Rs612
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.01
Rs282
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
Rs285
|
$3.87
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
Rs124
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Rs68
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
Rs80
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
Rs59
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.11
Rs31
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
Rs57
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for transportation
Lahore
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.23
Rs899
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.28
Rs1,470
|
$113.76
€106.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,563.38
Rs2,939,209
|
$32,407.58
€30,297.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
Rs539
|
$17.14
€16.03
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for housing
Lahore
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.54
Rs5,159
|
$52.84
€49.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$103.43
Rs28,780
|
$1,291.60
€1,207.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.45
Rs18,768
|
$1,147.51
€1,072.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.30
Rs16,221
|
$156.48
€146.29
|
|
pay 14.1 times more for childcare
Lahore
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.47
Rs12,373
|
$893.73
€835.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,078.87
Rs300,191
|
$8,678.25
€8,113.17
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Lahore
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
Rs661
|
$5.53
€5.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
Rs416
|
$3.60
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.99
Rs274
|
$15.83
€14.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.92
Rs3,595
|
$59.94
€56.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.52
Rs980
|
$11.50
€10.75
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Lahore
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.51
Rs2,925
|
$76.22
€71.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.06
Rs5,859
|
$37.26
€34.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.54
Rs13,226
|
$85.01
€79.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.55
Rs8,780
|
$90.50
€84.61
|
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