Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 3.2 times more expensive than Lahore.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Lahore, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Lahore
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.80
PKR500.81
|
$6.22
TRY200.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.96
PKR1,101.79
|
$6.22
TRY200.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
PKR86.18
|
$1.05
TRY33.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
PKR60.79
|
$0.42
TRY13.41
|
|
pay 54.2% more for groceries
Lahore
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
PKR184.93
|
$0.63
TRY20.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.69
PKR748.07
|
$3.70
TRY119.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
PKR800.02
|
$3.76
TRY121.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
PKR347.84
|
$1.73
TRY55.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
PKR314.90
|
$2.58
TRY83.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
PKR132.01
|
$0.47
TRY15.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
PKR80.11
|
$0.66
TRY21.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
PKR82.54
|
$0.46
TRY14.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR65.24
|
$0.49
TRY15.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
PKR42.24
|
$0.28
TRY8.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
PKR59.52
|
$0.20
TRY6.45
|
|
pay 71.6% more for transportation
Lahore
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
PKR1,074.71
|
$4.74
TRY153.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.40
PKR1,502.44
|
$8.55
TRY275.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,207.51
PKR4,507,327.51
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,504,673.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.90
PKR1,362.21
|
$5.75
TRY185.58
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Lahore
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.04
PKR4,460.67
|
$10.93
TRY352.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.38
PKR30,419.82
|
$534.79
TRY17,250.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.89
PKR19,994.04
|
$366.77
TRY11,830.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.00
PKR21,692.69
|
$53.48
TRY1,725.03
|
|
pay 10.1 times more for childcare
Lahore
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$34.84
PKR9,689.08
|
$446.32
TRY14,396.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,082.86
PKR301,145.57
|
$7,966.43
TRY256,974.70
|
|
pay 44.3% more for entertainment and sports
Lahore
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.70
PKR751.22
|
$3.03
TRY97.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
PKR529.71
|
$2.34
TRY75.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
PKR550.90
|
$1.80
TRY58.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.90
PKR3,309.73
|
$36.76
TRY1,185.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
PKR1,502.44
|
$4.66
TRY150.47
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Lahore
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.06
PKR4,464.95
|
$48.03
TRY1,549.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.13
PKR5,320.61
|
$44.31
TRY1,429.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.27
PKR18,429.96
|
$92.67
TRY2,989.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.46
PKR7,637.42
|
$82.89
TRY2,673.69
|
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