Bucharest vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$1020
🏠 One person rent
$535
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$155
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$98.9
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
78
71
😀 Quality of life
84
49
🏙️ Population
1.72M
11.1M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 163% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 4935th and 8919th ($1138 vs $432) 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 1.3 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 508th and 6762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Lahore

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Bucharest Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$3.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$1393

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323