Cost of living comparison

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Pakistan

Lahore vs. Gurgaon Cost of Living Summary

Lahore is 19.4% cheaper than Gurgaon.

Restaurants: pay 15.3% less in Lahore
Groceries: pay 7.4% less in Lahore
Transportation: pay 6.3% more in Lahore
Housing: pay 28.1% less in Lahore
Childcare: pay 68.4% less in Lahore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.7% less in Lahore
Clothing: pay 14.4% less in Lahore

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Lahore.

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Lahore vs. Gurgaon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lahore instead of Gurgaon, you would:

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pay 15.3% less for restaurants

	Gurgaon	Lahore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.17 ₹490.73	$2.53 PKR700.70	-51.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.88 ₹368.05	$5.78 PKR1,601.60	+49.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 ₹43.03	$0.40 PKR110.29	-12.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.18 ₹16.74	$0.24 PKR65.38	+33.8%
Average			-15.3%

Gurgaon vs. Lahore - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.4% less for groceries

	Gurgaon	Lahore
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 ₹48.47	$0.75 PKR206.98	+46.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.43 ₹230.85	$3.13 PKR868.73	+28.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.68 ₹254.70	$3.53 PKR979.74	+31.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.17 ₹110.75	$1.17 PKR325.01	+0.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 ₹154.79	$1.16 PKR321.01	-29.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 ₹94.60	$0.55 PKR152.39	-44.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 ₹37.68	$0.30 PKR84.28	-23.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 ₹49.65	$0.40 PKR110.36	-23.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 ₹24.49	$0.30 PKR83.84	+17.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 ₹17.08	$0.14 PKR39.50	-20.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 ₹19.92	$0.17 PKR47.22	-18.8%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 6.3% more for transportation

	Gurgaon	Lahore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 ₹391.77	$5.18 PKR1,435.23	+25.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.34 ₹981.46	$5.42 PKR1,501.50	-47.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,469.60 ₹1M	$18,053.11 PKR5M	+24.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.10 ₹294.44	$6.68 PKR1,851.85	+115.4%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 28.1% less for housing

	Gurgaon	Lahore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 ₹742.51	$16.33 PKR4,526.74	+108.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$312.91 ₹29,713.63	$165.31 PKR45,830.40	-47.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$173.29 ₹16,455.77	$86.54 PKR23,993.20	-50.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.02 ₹3,041.09	$96.89 PKR26,861.64	+202.5%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 68.4% less for childcare

	Gurgaon	Lahore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$163.78 ₹15,552.33	$47.90 PKR13,279.93	-70.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,994.55 ₹569K	$2,040.56 PKR566K	-66.0%
Average			-68.4%

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pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Gurgaon	Lahore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 ₹245.36	$3.61 PKR1,001.00	+39.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.39 ₹227.25	$2.60 PKR721.35	+8.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.96 ₹471.10	$2.17 PKR600.60	-56.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.95 ₹2,843.71	$22.68 PKR6,287.53	-24.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.17 ₹490.73	$4.33 PKR1,201.20	-16.2%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 14.4% less for clothing

	Gurgaon	Lahore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.18 ₹2,865.86	$17.85 PKR4,947.80	-40.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.34 ₹2,596.40	$27.91 PKR7,738.50	+2.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.29 ₹5,250.80	$73.64 PKR20,417.08	+33.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.05 ₹4,657.37	$32.80 PKR9,092.42	-33.1%
Average			-14.4%

Gurgaon vs. Lahore - Cost of clothing

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