Bangalore vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangalore	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1260	$1000
🏠 One person rent	$221	$175
🏘️ Family rent	$384	$282
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$148
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$85.4
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	76	69
😀 Quality of life	65	48
🏙️ Population	12.3M	11.1M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 23% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8500th and 8922nd ($524 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangalore compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Bangalore ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 5281st and 6783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Lahore

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	Bangalore	Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.4	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$3.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2084	$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1082	$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.26	$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.48	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.2	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.65	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$1207

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$355
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$341
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$327
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$346
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$295
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$235
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$291
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$286
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$347
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$327
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$368
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$326
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$340
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$295
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$300
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$286
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$317
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$321
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$266
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$437
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$310
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$400
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$347
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$383
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$535
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$283
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$356
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$345
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$347
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$351
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$382
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$355
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$300
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353

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