Cost of living comparison
Lahore is 43.8% cheaper than Peru.
If you lived in Lahore instead of Peru, you would:
pay 50.4% less for restaurants
Peru
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.16
|
$1.80
PKR498.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN19.95
|
$3.96
PKR1,097.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.83
|
$0.31
PKR85.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.04
|
$0.22
PKR60.57
|
|
pay 43.3% less for groceries
Peru
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN6.98
|
$0.66
PKR184.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.67
|
$2.69
PKR745.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.38
|
$2.88
PKR797.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.23
|
$1.25
PKR346.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.44
|
$1.13
PKR313.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.40
|
$0.47
PKR131.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$0.29
PKR79.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$0.30
PKR82.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
$0.23
PKR65.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.59
|
$0.15
PKR42.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.64
|
$0.21
PKR59.30
|
|
pay 46.3% less for transportation
Peru
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN19.94
|
$3.86
PKR1,070.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN66.07
|
$5.40
PKR1,496.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN74,676.00
|
$16,207.51
PKR4,490,928.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN57.26
|
$4.90
PKR1,357.26
|
|
pay 25.9% less for housing
Peru
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN109.18
|
$16.04
PKR4,444.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,254.93
|
$109.38
PKR30,309.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN915.32
|
$71.89
PKR19,921.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN160.71
|
$78.00
PKR21,613.77
|
|
pay 81.3% less for childcare
Peru
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN720.25
|
$34.84
PKR9,653.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN20,763.56
|
$1,082.86
PKR300,049.91
|
|
pay 22.3% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.65
|
$2.70
PKR748.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.14
|
$1.90
PKR527.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN18.98
|
$1.98
PKR548.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN119.32
|
$11.90
PKR3,297.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.02
|
$5.40
PKR1,496.98
|
|
pay 37.4% less for clothing
Peru
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN167.57
|
$16.06
PKR4,448.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN87.03
|
$19.13
PKR5,301.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN260.52
|
$66.27
PKR18,362.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN264.39
|
$27.46
PKR7,609.63
|
|
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