Austin vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$161
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$332
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$142
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$177
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	69
😀 Quality of life	91	46
🏙️ Population	962K	11.1M

The cost of living in Austin is 510% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 812th and 8968th ($2473 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 4th 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 116th and 6453rd 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	$16.8	$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$3.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$1046

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

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