Bucharest vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$1052
🏠 One person rent
$474
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$179
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
77
69
😀 Quality of life
79
46
🏙️ Population
1.72M
11.1M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 140% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 5565th and 8934th ($988 vs $411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 0.4 months in Lahore. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 645th and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$102
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
19.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$5.75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$0.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$37.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$1172

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$867
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$847
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$796
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$633
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$704
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$629
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$374
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$383
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$321
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$281
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$373
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$300
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$358
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$305
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$306
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$389
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$287
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$355
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$441
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$342
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$458
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$354
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$356
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$369
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$401
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$442
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$361
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$272
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$354
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$382
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$273
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$251
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$392
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$342
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$321
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$283
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$265
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$366
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$372
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$346