Lahore vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1000
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$175
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$148
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.7
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85.4
$881
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
69
96
😀 Quality of life
48
73
🏙️ Population
11.1M
13.3M

The cost of living in Lahore is 70% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8922nd and 4141st ($427 vs $1438) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Pakistan and Russia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6783rd and 2664th 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
$2.14
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.7
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.49
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.3
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$192
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$131
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.49%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$622
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$525
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.24
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.15
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.71
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.04
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.25
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.6
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1207
$15272

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$368
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772