Austin vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$1000
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$175
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$282
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$148
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$85.4
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	69
😀 Quality of life	92	48
🏙️ Population	962K	11.1M

The cost of living in Austin is 466% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 1002nd and 8922nd ($2416 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 3rd in the United States and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United States vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 151st and 6783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Lahore

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	Austin	Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$3.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$1207

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$380
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$316
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$302
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$363
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$311
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$320
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$291
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$337
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$303
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$333
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$372
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$284
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$350
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$421
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$351
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$376
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$277
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$294
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$347
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$357
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$373
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$443
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$362
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$270
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$340
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$344
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$265
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$262
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$403
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$330
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$285
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$364
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$248
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$354
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$388
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$334