Cape Town vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2144
$994
🏠 One person rent
$484
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.2
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1518
$205
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
55
69
😀 Quality of life
60
51
🏙️ Population
434K
11.1M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 128% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 6078th and 8998th ($881 vs $386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in South Africa and Pakistan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 0.5 months in Lahore. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 5406th and 6245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.47
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.55
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$749
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$4.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.4
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4013
$1054

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$773
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$632
371 km or 231 mi George
$684
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$805
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$643
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$704
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$703
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$753
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$710
882 km or 548 mi East London
$683
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$601
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$511
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$535
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$689
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$682
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$765
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$701
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$621
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$719
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$625
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$738
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$631
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$633
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$637
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$875
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$845
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$656
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$603
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$908
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$776
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$807
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$889
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$780
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$751
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$718

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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