Cost of living comparison

Pakistan

compared to

Japan

Nagoya vs. Lahore Cost of Living Summary

Nagoya is 4.3 times more expensive than Lahore.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Nagoya
Groceries: pay 4.9 times more in Nagoya
Transportation: pay 4.0 times more in Nagoya
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Nagoya
Childcare: pay 11.0 times more in Nagoya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.1% more in Nagoya
Clothing: pay 99.0% more in Nagoya

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, housing, restaurants, and clothing in Nagoya are more expensive than in Lahore. Notably, childcare, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Nagoya.

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Nagoya vs. Lahore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Lahore	Nagoya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.12 PKR588.01	$6.68 ¥1,026	+214.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.24 PKR1,176.02	$5.35 ¥821	+26.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 PKR108.69	$1.14 ¥174	+189.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 PKR63.70	$0.75 ¥115	+227.0%
Average			+164.4%

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pay 4.9 times more for groceries

	Lahore	Nagoya
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 PKR162.18	$1.46 ¥224	+148.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.01 PKR833.48	$4.86 ¥746	+61.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.27 PKR907.26	$6.11 ¥939	+86.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 PKR328.03	$2.21 ¥339	+86.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 PKR409.16	$3.09 ¥475	+109.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PKR148.90	$2.75 ¥422	+411.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 PKR79.57	$1.36 ¥209	+375.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.29 PKR80.89	$1.76 ¥270	+502.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.20 PKR56.52	$2.64 ¥405	+1193.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 PKR42.31	$1.48 ¥227	+867.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 PKR55.17	$1.14 ¥176	+474.8%
Average			+392.5%

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pay 4.0 times more for transportation

	Lahore	Nagoya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.45 PKR955.94	$4.43 ¥681	+28.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.19 PKR1,715.03	$53.46 ¥8,210	+763.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,682.51 PKR5M	$22,332.63 ¥3M	+26.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.04 PKR1,396.52	$24.99 ¥3,838	+395.9%
Average			+303.6%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Lahore	Nagoya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.67 PKR4,896.66	$32.74 ¥5,029	+85.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$113.66 PKR31,495.73	$573.57 ¥88,087	+404.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$73.35 PKR20,326.91	$395.38 ¥60,720	+439.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$96.69 PKR26,795.37	$105.54 ¥16,208	+9.1%
Average			+234.5%

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pay 11.0 times more for childcare

	Lahore	Nagoya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$36.54 PKR10,126.85	$461.83 ¥70,926	+1163.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,172.95 PKR325K	$10,914.61 ¥2M	+830.5%
Average			+997.1%

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pay 98.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Lahore	Nagoya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.18 PKR882.02	$2.00 ¥308	-37.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 PKR670.20	$2.79 ¥429	+15.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.95 PKR539.01	$3.34 ¥513	+71.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.11 PKR4,187.35	$53.90 ¥8,278	+256.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.24 PKR1,176.02	$12.03 ¥1,847	+183.4%
Average			+98.1%

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pay 99.0% more for clothing

	Lahore	Nagoya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.40 PKR4,267.16	$44.33 ¥6,807	+187.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.73 PKR6,300.11	$30.91 ¥4,746	+35.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.34 PKR19,491.84	$50.12 ¥7,697	-28.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.42 PKR8,153.71	$88.54 ¥13,598	+200.9%
Average			+99.0%

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