Bangalore vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$219	$163
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$142
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$179
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	74	69
😀 Quality of life	68	46
🏙️ Population	12.3M	11.1M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 30% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8398th and 8934th ($533 vs $411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 3159th and 6486th 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	$3.18	$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$102
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	19.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$5.75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$0.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$15
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$37.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$1172

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$383
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$321
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$308
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$380
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$281
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$373
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$300
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$358
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$305
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$306
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$389
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$287
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$355
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$441
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$342
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$458
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$354
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$292
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$356
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$365
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$369
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$442
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$361
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$272
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$354
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$382
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$273
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$251
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$392
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$321
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$283
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$379
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$265
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$366
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$372
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$346