Cape Town vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$603
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$177
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
55
69
😀 Quality of life
59
46
🏙️ Population
3.78M
11.1M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 176% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 4849th and 8968th ($1120 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in South Africa and Pakistan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 5407th and 6453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Lahore

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Cape Town Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.8
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$1046

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790

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