Bucharest vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$994
🏠 One person rent
$449
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
76
69
😀 Quality of life
77
51
🏙️ Population
1.72M
11.1M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 149% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 5593rd and 8998th ($961 vs $386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Romania and Pakistan, respectively. Check Romania vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.5 months in Lahore. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 703rd and 6245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$4.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$1054

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$337
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352