Canberra vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2393
$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5235
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$1495
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$2245
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3763
$177
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
30
69
😀 Quality of life
83
46
🏙️ Population
381K
11.1M

The cost of living in Canberra is 490% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 929th and 8968th ($2393 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Australia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Australia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 393rd and 6453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.9
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.85
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.11
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1584
$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2518
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1831
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.6
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7663
$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5992
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.9
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$87
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1893
$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15472
$1046

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Goulburn
$1748
161 km or 100 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1532
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1674
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1500
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1732
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2472
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1997
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2801
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2286
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1746
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1815
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1717
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1833
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1829
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1805
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1800
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1876
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1738
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1758
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1397
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2397
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1822
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1799
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1795
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1757
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1892
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1357
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1289
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1816
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1697
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1900
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1798
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$1958
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2265
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1635

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