Cost of living comparison
Lahore is 56.0% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Lahore instead of Poland, you would:
pay 75.1% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.49
|
$1.41
PKR391.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.76
|
$3.08
PKR855.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.19
|
$0.19
PKR53.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
$0.14
PKR39.13
|
|
pay 43.9% less for groceries
Poland
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.74
|
$0.53
PKR147.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.35
|
$2.55
PKR707.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.25
|
$2.20
PKR611.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN9.93
|
$1.01
PKR281.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.77
|
$1.02
PKR284.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.53
|
$0.45
PKR123.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.19
|
$0.24
PKR67.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.51
|
$0.29
PKR79.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
$0.21
PKR59.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.17
|
$0.11
PKR31.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
$0.20
PKR56.71
|
|
pay 59.2% less for transportation
Poland
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.71
|
$3.23
PKR897.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN95.53
|
$5.28
PKR1,467.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,060.83
|
$10,563.38
PKR2,934,460.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.23
|
$1.94
PKR537.98
|
|
pay 44.9% less for housing
Poland
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN51.70
|
$18.54
PKR5,150.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,918.06
|
$103.43
PKR28,733.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,625.58
|
$67.45
PKR18,737.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN593.57
|
$58.30
PKR16,194.72
|
|
pay 78.2% less for childcare
Poland
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN913.00
|
$44.47
PKR12,352.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN17,850.97
|
$1,078.87
PKR299,706.26
|
|
pay 40.7% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.34
|
$2.38
PKR660.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.78
|
$1.50
PKR415.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.50
|
$0.99
PKR273.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN109.68
|
$12.92
PKR3,589.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.48
|
$3.52
PKR978.15
|
|
pay 50.2% less for clothing
Poland
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN258.31
|
$10.51
PKR2,920.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN121.19
|
$21.06
PKR5,849.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN265.20
|
$47.54
PKR13,205.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN300.61
|
$31.55
PKR8,765.76
|
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