Lahore vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$151
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$1208
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
69
96
😀 Quality of life
51
73
🏙️ Population
11.1M
12.5M

The cost of living in Lahore is 62% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8998th and 5167th ($386 vs $1021) 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 0.5 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 6245th and 1608th 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
$1.97
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$6.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$10868

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$337
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$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517