Lahore vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$406
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$161
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$1262
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
69
96
😀 Quality of life
46
74
🏙️ Population
11.1M
13M

The cost of living in Lahore is 62% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8968th and 5091st ($406 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Pakistan and Russia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6453rd and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Moscow

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Lahore Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$186
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.56
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.4
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1046
$11652

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Distance City Cost of living
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$376
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541