Bangkok vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$994
🏠 One person rent
$405
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
89
69
😀 Quality of life
75
51
🏙️ Population
5.68M
11.1M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 134% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 5960th and 8998th ($902 vs $386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.5 months in Lahore. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 1087th and 6245th 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
$2.64
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.55
 Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$4.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$1054

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$337
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352