Historical Prices in Lahore

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Restaurants

Year
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant
Meal for 2 People,
Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course
McMeal at McDonalds
(or Equivalent Combo Meal)
2023 545.38 4461.54 1081.58
2022 385.71 4011.96 867.76
2021 334.21 2088.46 744.74
2020 394.12 1734.38 711.76
2019 281.33 1915.38 666.67
2018 253.33 1397.58 636.19
2017 321.43 1807.14 640.62
2016 319.05 1863.16 595.45
2015 249.32 1292.50 564.29
2014 188.33 1275.00 570.00
2013 294.05 1524.28 551.90
2012 223.71 1517.65 487.60
2011 257.64 1199.56 421.37
Year
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter draught)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
Coke/Pepsi
(0.33 liter bottle)
Water
(0.33 liter bottle)
Cappuccino
(regular)
2023 - - 85.48 61.94 537.50
2022 - - 52.88 38.00 409.35
2021 - - 41.14 34.76 362.50
2020 - - 45.00 32.00 306.19
2019 - - 40.94 30.31 268.25
2018 - - 34.74 28.42 287.92
2017 - - 40.33 27.86 321.36
2016 - - 39.05 28.75 277.33
2015 - - 36.42 24.13 192.94
2014 - - 35.54 26.57 179.00
2013 - - 41.67 28.91 186.32
2012 - - 27.02 20.37 168.99
2011 - - 35.38 19.41 137.98

Markets

Year
Milk
(regular),
(1 liter)
Loaf of Fresh White Bread
(500g)
Eggs
(regular)
(12)
Water
(1.5 liter bottle)
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter bottle)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
2023 189.78 168.31 325.76 85.38 - -
2022 149.71 127.30 221.63 69.75 - -
2021 123.67 89.42 185.55 61.85 - -
2020 109.00 79.23 137.97 56.94 - -
2019 111.45 58.01 114.04 57.86 - -
2018 101.86 66.07 112.35 55.71 - -
2017 98.93 54.89 118.38 53.33 - -
2016 97.37 62.01 101.76 55.94 - -
2015 84.41 57.28 103.15 49.47 - -
2014 82.75 61.15 106.59 49.00 - -
2013 79.12 51.00 104.71 52.71 - -
2012 80.86 57.41 93.68 49.42 - -
2011 75.58 43.16 75.75 35.66 - -
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
2023 287.32 205.73 89.87 107.37 338.75 130.18 178.69 132.35
2022 259.60 156.04 69.55 60.00 213.60 141.79 143.07 91.92
2021 173.42 110.00 56.97 54.75 160.48 74.58 103.88 51.66
2020 170.00 108.66 66.71 44.06 150.12 94.29 85.58 62.33
2019 167.37 130.75 36.62 56.12 147.73 129.59 86.39 49.75
2018 185.71 111.11 43.58 73.33 130.36 68.46 100.00 48.85
2017 153.64 83.33 43.00 51.67 117.67 90.91 73.18 44.44
2016 158.08 98.33 55.83 55.00 132.27 91.82 106.54 58.50
2015 138.57 92.01 44.07 32.64 131.71 70.23 97.73 47.14
2014 146.00 80.67 55.36 54.17 148.67 73.33 - -
2013 137.86 100.56 51.67 36.17 126.07 78.46 - -
2012 142.02 95.14 36.72 51.82 118.00 51.67 - -
2011 116.61 56.32 37.15 29.72 - - - -
Year
Local Cheese
(1kg)
Bottle of Wine
(Mid-Range)
Cigarettes 20 Pack
(Marlboro)
Chicken Fillets
(1kg)
Beef Round
(1kg)
(or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)
2023 1469.71 - 512.12 703.88 999.79
2022 1357.83 - 264.17 596.24 855.81
2021 1169.57 - 240.00 437.35 674.44
2020 1221.05 - 243.33 343.91 585.59
2019 809.20 - 195.86 333.58 565.99
2018 725.00 - 177.22 318.33 574.44
2017 921.43 - 151.25 404.00 477.78
2016 512.50 - 147.50 429.17 533.33
2015 535.66 - 142.00 315.84 429.64
2014 459.38 - 123.46 293.69 -
2013 592.86 - 116.14 344.62 -
2012 520.53 - 117.62 312.46 -
2011 798.72 - 87.74 297.19 -

Rent Per Month

Year
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
in City Centre
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
Outside of Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
in City Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
Outside of Centre
2023 29285.71 19904.76 70000.00 54285.71
2022 27000.00 18181.82 62409.09 43961.54
2021 21409.09 12642.86 48043.48 30320.00
2020 24480.00 15523.81 45000.00 33578.95
2019 20604.17 13931.82 42020.83 29382.98
2018 19202.81 12370.55 40856.31 27620.17
2017 21937.50 13200.00 46153.85 29384.62
2016 15529.41 10464.29 35263.16 25647.00
2015 18312.50 11250.00 34705.88 27176.47
2014 10333.33 8125.00 25625.00 26111.11
2013 16444.44 8625.00 41142.86 25375.00
2012 14133.95 13870.71 34312.39 23138.89
2011 17321.64 11781.26 27595.75 19635.44

Buy Apartment Price

Year
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
in City Centre
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
Outside of Centre
2023 179629.98 131675.41
2022 131180.71 91336.84
2021 - 58177.87
2020 150355.03 77768.86
2019 101758.37 69126.47
2018 125326.56 115194.54
2017 177338.70 95000.00
2016 194560.41 -
2015 120341.61 88342.11
2014 - 100000.00
2013 - -
2012 96952.65 76273.18
2011 45698.18 37221.86

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2023 55576.92
2022 39164.68
2021 34318.18
2020 35454.55
2019 34090.91
2018 34244.46
2017 43571.43
2016 39274.69
2015 31125.00
2014 30555.56
2013 29615.38
2012 23060.29
2011 19104.75

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2023 47.62 281.50
2022 43.64 201.42
2021 42.78 122.81
2020 34.00 109.12
2019 30.08 110.17
2018 22.65 91.97
2017 22.78 74.21
2016 26.00 69.47
2015 23.82 77.14
2014 27.73 104.40
2013 31.67 109.15
2012 33.10 99.36
2011 45.29 87.01
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2023 1683.33
2022 1400.00
2021 1238.89
2020 1258.33
2019 745.00
2018 611.78
2017 564.35
2016 825.00
2015 1066.67
2014 1360.00
2013 1100.00
2012 2882.00
2011 1783.11

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2023 20.00
2022 15.59
2021 11.54
2020 16.10
2019 16.06
2018 13.67
2017 12.29
2016 11.67
2015 13.69
2014 13.25
2013 15.50
2012 15.86
2011 18.33

Utilities (Monthly)

Year
Basic
(Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
Internet
(60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data
2023 29593.75 4430.00 1170.21
2022 20988.03 5272.03 -
2021 14954.74 4062.96 -
2020 11394.34 3066.81 -
2019 11664.93 3462.63 -
2018 10881.07 3232.23 -
2017 7833.28 2693.75 -
2016 9604.63 3619.05 -
2015 9936.25 2952.94 -
2014 9182.88 2953.00 -
2013 12624.91 2681.73 -
2012 15676.59 2871.47 -
2011 10146.74 2865.71 -

Sports And Leisure

Year
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent
(1 Hour on Weekend)
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
2023 3538.46 1825.00 1256.52
2022 3396.43 1771.43 1032.72
2021 3414.81 1777.78 696.00
2020 3285.71 1255.56 675.81
2019 3133.80 1380.00 663.70
2018 3424.10 1251.66 595.62
2017 3593.75 800.00 563.16
2016 3750.00 1392.86 557.89
2015 2269.23 850.00 506.25
2014 1966.67 833.33 483.33
2013 2244.44 916.67 450.00
2012 2619.09 732.16 490.32
2011 2610.98 877.40 390.59

Clothing And Shoes

Year
1 Pair of Jeans
(Levis 501 Or Similar)
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store
(Zara, H&M, ...)
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes
(Mid-Range)
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes
2023 4134.45 5147.32 19350.00 7166.67
2022 3000.00 6560.98 13440.00 9692.31
2021 2470.37 4154.55 9400.00 6019.23
2020 2786.21 4964.00 7590.91 6406.90
2019 2511.11 4209.80 7750.00 5595.31
2018 2697.82 4090.69 6886.36 4687.28
2017 2529.41 4035.71 6214.29 4483.33
2016 2442.11 3483.33 6350.00 4089.47
2015 2680.56 3805.56 5147.06 4166.67
2014 3700.00 3750.00 5000.00 4138.18
2013 3159.09 3744.44 6055.56 3300.00
2012 3477.87 3477.13 7115.85 3470.65
2011 4245.50 3184.12 6155.97 3990.77
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