rent 2 bedroom appartment 150usd/month

utilities(electricity gas phone) approx 100us/month

transportation 100 usd/month

food $200 usd/month

- Rent about Rs 4000 - 6000 per month for a 1-2 bedroom house

- Utilities are about Rs 2000 -3000 per month

- Food almost Rs 4000 - 6000 per month for one person

- One dozen eggs cost Rs 60

- One liter tetra packed Milk cost Rs 55

- One kilogram poultry is about Rs 120-140, beef about Rs 150, and mutton circa Rs 300

- Tickets in most government administered parks in Lahore is not more than Rs 20,
Museum about 50 (for Pakistanis)

- Ticket for Stage shows varies from Rs 500-5000

We're a family of three persons. Own our house which has four bedrooms.

Electricity bills average April-October '08 were Rs.12,000 per month; average Nov-March '08 were Rs.6,500 per month.

Total food expenses average Rs.8,000 per month; this includes meat+vegetables+cooking ingredients (52%) milk+bread+eggs+butter(34%), b'fast cereals+b'fast packaged foods like jam, marmalade, pickles (16%).

Medical & healthcare totalled up to Rs.84,000 in Jan-Dec'08, including doctors visits, dental care, medicines/drugs.

We have two telephone land-lines, average monthly bills both combined are Rs.3,600. Our three cell-phone expenses total Rs.2,300 per mth.

Recreation (eating out, cable TV, parks visits, guests entertainment) cost us an average of Rs.3,800 a month.
We have 3 cars. Maintenance costs average Rs.450 per car a month; petrol/CNG costs average Rs.2,200 per car a month.

We have four domestic servants who live on the premises & don't pay rent. Their combined salaries are Rs.10,500 a month. We pay their electricity bills, included in the above-mentioned Electricity bills.

Rent Rs. 14000/month

Utilities:
Power Rs. 3500/month (covered area 130yards)

Food Rs. 20000/month (7 family members 3adult + 4 children)

Health Rs. 2000/month

Education Rs. 22000/month (Play group to class 5~ 4 children)

Clothing Rs. 3000/month