Cost of living comparison
United States is 8.4 times more expensive than Lahore.
If you lived in United States instead of Lahore, you would:
pay 10.0 times more for restaurants
Lahore
|
United States
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.41
Rs392
|
$18.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.08
Rs857
|
$9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
Rs54
|
$2.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
Rs39
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for groceries
Lahore
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
Rs147
|
$3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
Rs709
|
$5.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.20
Rs612
|
$3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.01
Rs282
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
Rs285
|
$5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
Rs124
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Rs68
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
Rs80
|
$1.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
Rs59
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.11
Rs31
|
$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
Rs57
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for transportation
Lahore
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.23
Rs899
|
$3.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.28
Rs1,470
|
$63.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,563.38
Rs2,939,209
|
$25,096.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
Rs539
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for housing
Lahore
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.54
Rs5,159
|
$70.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$103.43
Rs28,780
|
$1,528.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.45
Rs18,768
|
$1,282.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.30
Rs16,221
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 20.2 times more for childcare
Lahore
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.47
Rs12,373
|
$1,137.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,078.87
Rs300,191
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Lahore
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
Rs661
|
$5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
Rs416
|
$4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.99
Rs274
|
$8.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.92
Rs3,595
|
$42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.52
Rs980
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Lahore
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.51
Rs2,925
|
$45.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.06
Rs5,859
|
$36.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.54
Rs13,226
|
$79.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.55
Rs8,780
|
$109.59
|
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