Cost of living comparison
Spain is 4.8 times more expensive than Lahore.
If you lived in Spain instead of Lahore, you would:
pay 8.0 times more for restaurants
Lahore
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.41
Rs391
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.08
Rs856
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
Rs54
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
Rs39
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Lahore
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
Rs147
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
Rs708
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.20
Rs611
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.01
Rs281
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
Rs284
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
Rs124
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Rs68
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
Rs80
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
Rs59
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.11
Rs31
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
Rs57
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Lahore
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.23
Rs897
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.28
Rs1,467
|
$39.84
€37.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,563.38
Rs2,933,384
|
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
Rs538
|
$14.14
€13.26
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Lahore
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.54
Rs5,149
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$103.43
Rs28,723
|
$697.48
€654.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.45
Rs18,731
|
$570.67
€535.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.30
Rs16,189
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Lahore
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.47
Rs12,348
|
$342.46
€321.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,078.87
Rs299,596
|
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Lahore
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
Rs660
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
Rs415
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.99
Rs274
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.92
Rs3,588
|
$43.33
€40.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.52
Rs978
|
$8.42
€7.89
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Lahore
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.51
Rs2,919
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.06
Rs5,847
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.54
Rs13,200
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.55
Rs8,763
|
$91.35
€85.67
|
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