Lahore vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1020
$2604
🏠 One person rent
$174
$557
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$976
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.9
$1231
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
71
85
😀 Quality of life
49
70
🏙️ Population
11.1M
5.65M

The cost of living in Lahore is 60% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8919th and 5142nd ($432 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6762nd and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Saint Petersburg

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Lahore Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.15
$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.7
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.96%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.44
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.1
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1393
$12085

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1108
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1111
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1492
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1514
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1474
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1315
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1021
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1454
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1578
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$720
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1232
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1571
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1659
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1292
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1927
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1592
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1693
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$798
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1990
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1448
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2062
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1426
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1683
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1083
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1406
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1516
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1443
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1546
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1214
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1606