Bangkok vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$425
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
89
69
😀 Quality of life
74
46
🏙️ Population
5.68M
11.1M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 145% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 5738th and 8968th ($994 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Thailand and Pakistan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 1355th and 6453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Lahore

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Bangkok Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$3.55
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$4.14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$1046

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

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