Canberra vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$1000
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$175
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$282
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$148
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$85.4
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	30	69
😀 Quality of life	86	48
🏙️ Population	381K	11.1M

The cost of living in Canberra is 373% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 1949th and 8922nd ($2019 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 3rd in Australia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Australia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 413th and 6783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Lahore

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	Canberra	Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$3.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$1207

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$380
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$316
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$302
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$363
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$311
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$320
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$291
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$337
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$303
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$333
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$372
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$284
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$350
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$421
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$351
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$376
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$277
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$294
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$347
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$357
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$373
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$443
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$362
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$270
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$340
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$344
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$265
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$262
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$403
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$330
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$285
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$364
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$248
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$354
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$388
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$334