Cost of living comparison

Pakistan

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India

Gurgaon vs. Lahore Cost of Living Summary

Gurgaon is 24.1% more expensive than Lahore.

Restaurants: pay 18.1% more in Gurgaon
Groceries: pay 8.0% more in Gurgaon
Transportation: pay 5.9% less in Gurgaon
Housing: pay 39.1% more in Gurgaon
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Gurgaon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.9% more in Gurgaon
Clothing: pay 16.8% more in Gurgaon

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Gurgaon are more expensive than in Lahore. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Gurgaon.

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Gurgaon vs. Lahore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.1% more for restaurants

	Lahore	Gurgaon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.53 PKR700.70	$5.17 ₹490.73	+104.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.78 PKR1,601.60	$3.88 ₹368.05	-32.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 PKR110.29	$0.45 ₹43.03	+13.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 PKR65.38	$0.18 ₹16.74	-25.2%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 8.0% more for groceries

	Lahore	Gurgaon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 PKR206.98	$0.51 ₹48.47	-31.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.13 PKR868.73	$2.43 ₹230.85	-22.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.53 PKR979.74	$2.68 ₹254.70	-24.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.17 PKR325.01	$1.17 ₹110.75	-0.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.16 PKR321.01	$1.63 ₹154.79	+40.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 PKR152.39	$1.00 ₹94.60	+81.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 PKR84.28	$0.40 ₹37.68	+30.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 PKR110.36	$0.52 ₹49.65	+31.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 PKR83.84	$0.26 ₹24.49	-14.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.14 PKR39.50	$0.18 ₹17.08	+26.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 PKR47.22	$0.21 ₹19.92	+23.2%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 5.9% less for transportation

	Lahore	Gurgaon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 PKR1,435.23	$4.13 ₹391.77	-20.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.42 PKR1,501.50	$10.34 ₹981.46	+90.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,053.11 PKR5M	$14,469.60 ₹1M	-19.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.68 PKR1,851.85	$3.10 ₹294.44	-53.6%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 39.1% more for housing

	Lahore	Gurgaon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.33 PKR4,526.74	$7.82 ₹742.51	-52.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$165.31 PKR45,830.40	$312.91 ₹29,713.63	+89.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$86.54 PKR23,993.20	$173.29 ₹16,455.77	+100.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$96.89 PKR26,861.64	$32.02 ₹3,041.09	-66.9%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Lahore	Gurgaon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$47.90 PKR13,279.93	$163.78 ₹15,552.33	+241.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,040.56 PKR566K	$5,994.55 ₹569K	+193.8%
Average			+216.9%

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pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Lahore	Gurgaon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 PKR1,001.00	$2.58 ₹245.36	-28.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 PKR721.35	$2.39 ₹227.25	-8.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 PKR600.60	$4.96 ₹471.10	+129.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.68 PKR6,287.53	$29.95 ₹2,843.71	+32.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.33 PKR1,201.20	$5.17 ₹490.73	+19.3%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 16.8% more for clothing

	Lahore	Gurgaon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.85 PKR4,947.80	$30.18 ₹2,865.86	+69.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.91 PKR7,738.50	$27.34 ₹2,596.40	-2.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.64 PKR20,417.08	$55.29 ₹5,250.80	-24.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.80 PKR9,092.42	$49.05 ₹4,657.37	+49.5%
Average			+16.8%

Lahore vs. Gurgaon - Cost of clothing

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