Brisbane vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$450
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$1064
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$183
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$299
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$63.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$166
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	66	71
😀 Quality of life	97	52
🏙️ Population	2.71M	11.1M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 416% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 1241st and 8860th ($2323 vs $450) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Australia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Australia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Lahore ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 3rd and 6510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Lahore

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	Brisbane	Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$3.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$127
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$83.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	14.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$3.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$4.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$0.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$8.97
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$40.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$1609

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$397
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$332
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$309
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$382
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$313
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$335
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$340
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$346
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$339
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$359
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$393
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$286
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$371
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$391
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$379
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$391
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$280
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$306
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$350
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$334
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$379
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$496
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$401
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$252
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$344
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$371
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$253
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$256
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$440
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$310
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$270
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$394
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$239
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$373
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$395
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$321