Detroit vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$994
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$205
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
77
69
😀 Quality of life
89
51
🏙️ Population
639K
11.1M

The cost of living in Detroit is 413% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 1843rd and 8998th ($1979 vs $386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 0.5 months in Lahore. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 172nd and 6245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$2.55
 Cappuccino
$4.84
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$1054

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

Cities near Lahore

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