Cost of living comparison
Lahore is 41.1% cheaper than Vietnam.
If you lived in Lahore instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 49.0% less for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,967
|
$1.41
PKR391.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
$3.08
PKR855.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,117
|
$0.19
PKR53.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,786
|
$0.14
PKR39.13
|
|
pay 58.0% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
$0.53
PKR147.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,223
|
$2.55
PKR707.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,992
|
$2.20
PKR611.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
$1.01
PKR281.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,355
|
$1.02
PKR284.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,582
|
$0.45
PKR123.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,249
|
$0.24
PKR67.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,785
|
$0.29
PKR79.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,583
|
$0.21
PKR59.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,115
|
$0.11
PKR31.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,727
|
$0.20
PKR56.71
|
|
pay 48.9% less for transportation
Vietnam
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,129
|
$3.23
PKR897.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,586
|
$5.28
PKR1,467.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
$10,563.38
PKR2,934,460.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,088
|
$1.94
PKR537.98
|
|
pay 4.2% less for housing
Vietnam
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
$18.54
PKR5,150.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
$103.43
PKR28,733.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
$67.45
PKR18,737.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
$58.30
PKR16,194.72
|
|
pay 84.9% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
$44.47
PKR12,352.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
$1,078.87
PKR299,706.26
|
|
pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,831
|
$2.38
PKR660.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,398
|
$1.50
PKR415.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
$0.99
PKR273.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,529
|
$12.92
PKR3,589.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,253
|
$3.52
PKR978.15
|
|
pay 53.7% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
$10.51
PKR2,920.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
$21.06
PKR5,849.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
$47.54
PKR13,205.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
$31.55
PKR8,765.76
|
|
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