Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 7.9 times more expensive than Lahore.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Lahore, you would:
pay 8.4 times more for restaurants
Lahore
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.41
PKR392.25
|
$17.09
£13.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.08
PKR858.05
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
PKR54.08
|
$1.84
£1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
PKR39.23
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Lahore
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
PKR147.41
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
PKR709.73
|
$3.60
£2.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.20
PKR612.91
|
$4.68
£3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.01
PKR282.02
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
PKR284.96
|
$3.16
£2.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PKR123.97
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
PKR68.12
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
PKR80.12
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
PKR59.41
|
$1.17
£0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.11
PKR31.21
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
PKR56.86
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for transportation
Lahore
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.23
PKR899.69
|
$7.31
£5.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.28
PKR1,470.95
|
$91.63
£73.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,563.38
PKR2,941,901.41
|
$25,486.21
£20,310.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
PKR539.35
|
$16.30
£12.99
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for housing
Lahore
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.54
PKR5,163.62
|
$37.72
£30.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$103.43
PKR28,806.12
|
$1,053.04
£839.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.45
PKR18,785.27
|
$836.18
£666.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.30
PKR16,235.78
|
$183.29
£146.07
|
|
pay 21.0 times more for childcare
Lahore
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.47
PKR12,384.00
|
$1,186.33
£945.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,078.87
PKR300,466.20
|
$16,551.73
£13,190.73
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Lahore
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
PKR661.93
|
$4.95
£3.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
PKR416.57
|
$3.59
£2.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.99
PKR274.58
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.92
PKR3,598.63
|
$41.78
£33.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.52
PKR980.63
|
$11.97
£9.54
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Lahore
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.51
PKR2,927.86
|
$73.74
£58.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.06
PKR5,864.19
|
$38.00
£30.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.54
PKR13,238.56
|
$79.51
£63.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.55
PKR8,787.99
|
$80.83
£64.42
|
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