Bangkok vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$1052
🏠 One person rent
$416
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$179
😷 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 129% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 5822nd and 8934th ($941 vs $411) 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 0.8 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 1221st and 6486th 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
$2.97
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$102
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
19.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$5.75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$0.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$37.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$1172

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$717
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$753
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$748
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$715
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$595
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$641
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$548
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$743
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$781
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$752
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$656
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$685
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$654
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$576
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$677
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$573
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$537
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$644
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$568
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$777
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$569
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$730
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$610
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$543
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$705
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1163
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$563
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$596
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$836
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$519
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$513
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$705
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$721
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$691
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$650

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