Detroit vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$1000
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$175
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$282
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$148
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$85.4
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	69
😀 Quality of life	88	48
🏙️ Population	639K	11.1M

The cost of living in Detroit is 400% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 1636th and 8922nd ($2133 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 3rd in the United States and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United States vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 311th and 6783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Lahore

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	Detroit	Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$3.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$1207

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

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