Cost of living comparison

Pakistan

compared to

Dominican Republic

Santiago vs. Lahore Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 2.1 times more expensive than Lahore.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 64.3% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% less in Santiago
Clothing: pay 42.7% more in Santiago

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

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Santiago vs. Lahore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Lahore	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.53 PKR700.70	$8.29 DOP509.30	+228.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.78 PKR1,601.60	$7.05 DOP432.90	+22.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 PKR110.29	$0.70 DOP42.78	+75.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 PKR65.38	$0.39 DOP24.19	+67.0%
Average			+103.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Lahore	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 PKR206.98	$1.51 DOP93.03	+102.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.13 PKR868.73	$3.15 DOP193.81	+0.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.53 PKR979.74	$4.50 DOP276.65	+27.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.17 PKR325.01	$1.48 DOP90.65	+25.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.16 PKR321.01	$1.63 DOP99.87	+40.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 PKR152.39	$1.45 DOP88.96	+163.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 PKR84.28	$0.37 DOP22.53	+20.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 PKR110.36	$1.24 DOP75.89	+210.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 PKR83.84	$0.83 DOP51.09	+175.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.14 PKR39.50	$0.91 DOP56.14	+541.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 PKR47.22	$1.00 DOP61.45	+487.3%
Average			+115.7%

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pay 64.3% more for transportation

	Lahore	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 PKR1,435.23	$5.35 DOP328.96	+3.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.42 PKR1,501.50	$30.28 DOP1,860.04	+459.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,053.11 PKR5M	$14,922.51 DOP917K	-17.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.68 PKR1,851.85	$20.39 DOP1,252.87	+205.3%
Average			+64.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Lahore	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.33 PKR4,526.74	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	+122.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$165.31 PKR45,830.40	$676.34 DOP41,549.82	+309.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$86.54 PKR23,993.20	$271.33 DOP16,668.79	+213.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$96.89 PKR26,861.64	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	-26.8%
Average			+175.6%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Lahore	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$47.90 PKR13,279.93	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	+211.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,040.56 PKR566K	$5,471.59 DOP336K	+168.1%
Average			+189.0%

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pay 1.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Lahore	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 PKR1,001.00	$2.49 DOP152.79	-31.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 PKR721.35	$1.80 DOP110.35	-31.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 PKR600.60	$4.81 DOP295.39	+122.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.68 PKR6,287.53	$24.87 DOP1,527.89	+9.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.33 PKR1,201.20	$4.97 DOP305.58	+14.8%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 42.7% more for clothing

	Lahore	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.85 PKR4,947.80	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	+48.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.91 PKR7,738.50	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	+63.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.64 PKR20,417.08	$62.18 DOP3,819.73	-15.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.80 PKR9,092.42	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	+102.2%
Average			+42.7%

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