Bucharest vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$1000
🏠 One person rent
$525
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$282
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$148
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$85.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
77
69
😀 Quality of life
81
48
🏙️ Population
1.72M
11.1M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 162% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 4913th and 8922nd ($1116 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Romania and Pakistan, respectively. Check Romania vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 646th and 6783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$1207

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$970
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$368
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334