Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 4.2 times more expensive than Lahore.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Lahore, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Lahore
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.80
PKR500.26
|
$9.92
RUB915.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.96
PKR1,100.58
|
$4.92
RUB454.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
PKR86.09
|
$1.10
RUB101.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
PKR60.72
|
$0.60
RUB55.33
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Lahore
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
PKR184.72
|
$0.63
RUB58.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.69
PKR747.25
|
$4.72
RUB435.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
PKR799.14
|
$3.62
RUB333.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
PKR347.46
|
$1.74
RUB160.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
PKR314.55
|
$2.18
RUB201.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
PKR131.86
|
$0.64
RUB58.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
PKR80.02
|
$0.69
RUB63.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
PKR82.45
|
$0.79
RUB73.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR65.16
|
$1.56
RUB143.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
PKR42.19
|
$0.19
RUB17.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
PKR59.46
|
$0.20
RUB18.72
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Lahore
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
PKR1,073.53
|
$2.31
RUB213.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.40
PKR1,500.79
|
$29.87
RUB2,755.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,207.51
PKR4,502,374.40
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,027,675.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.90
PKR1,360.72
|
$5.69
RUB524.80
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Lahore
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.04
PKR4,455.76
|
$6.03
RUB555.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.38
PKR30,386.40
|
$881.83
RUB81,349.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.89
PKR19,972.07
|
$532.09
RUB49,085.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.00
PKR21,668.86
|
$90.54
RUB8,352.59
|
|
pay 12.3 times more for childcare
Lahore
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$34.84
PKR9,678.44
|
$484.25
RUB44,672.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,082.86
PKR300,814.64
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,065,849.15
|
|
pay 52.9% more for entertainment and sports
Lahore
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.70
PKR750.40
|
$3.28
RUB302.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
PKR529.13
|
$2.63
RUB243.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
PKR550.29
|
$2.52
RUB232.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.90
PKR3,306.09
|
$32.93
RUB3,037.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
PKR1,500.79
|
$5.47
RUB504.61
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Lahore
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.06
PKR4,460.04
|
$98.68
RUB9,103.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.13
PKR5,314.76
|
$46.53
RUB4,291.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.27
PKR18,409.71
|
$117.96
RUB10,881.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.46
PKR7,629.02
|
$114.14
RUB10,529.76
|
|
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