Almaty vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$499
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
50
69
😀 Quality of life
65
46
🏙️ Population
1.92M
11.1M

The cost of living in Almaty is 132% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 6015th and 8968th ($941 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kazakhstan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 4176th and 6453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Lahore

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Almaty Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$1046

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$376
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338