Cost of living comparison
Lahore is 75.2% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Lahore instead of United States, you would:
pay 85.6% less for restaurants
United States
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$1.41
PKR391.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$3.08
PKR855.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.19
PKR53.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.14
PKR39.13
|
|
pay 76.0% less for groceries
United States
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$0.53
PKR147.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$2.55
PKR707.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$2.20
PKR611.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$1.01
PKR281.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$1.02
PKR284.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.45
PKR123.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.24
PKR67.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.29
PKR79.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.21
PKR59.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.11
PKR31.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.20
PKR56.71
|
|
pay 62.8% less for transportation
United States
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$3.23
PKR897.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$5.28
PKR1,467.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$10,563.38
PKR2,934,460.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$1.94
PKR537.98
|
|
pay 79.9% less for housing
United States
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$18.54
PKR5,150.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$103.43
PKR28,733.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$67.45
PKR18,737.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$58.30
PKR16,194.72
|
|
pay 94.7% less for childcare
United States
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$44.47
PKR12,352.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$1,078.87
PKR299,706.26
|
|
pay 70.0% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$2.38
PKR660.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$1.50
PKR415.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$0.99
PKR273.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$12.92
PKR3,589.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$3.52
PKR978.15
|
|
pay 57.7% less for clothing
United States
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$10.51
PKR2,920.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$21.06
PKR5,849.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$47.54
PKR13,205.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$31.55
PKR8,765.76
|
|
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