Detroit vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$163
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$142
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$179
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	69
😀 Quality of life	86	46
🏙️ Population	639K	11.1M

The cost of living in Detroit is 402% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 1678th and 8934th ($2064 vs $411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 4th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 315th and 6486th 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	$17.3	$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$102
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	19.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$5.75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$0.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$15
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$37.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$1172

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$383
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$321
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$308
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$380
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$281
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$373
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$300
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$358
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$305
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$306
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$389
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$287
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$355
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$441
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$342
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$458
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$354
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$292
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$356
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$365
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$369
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$442
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$361
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$272
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$354
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$382
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$273
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$251
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$392
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$321
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$283
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$379
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$265
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$366
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$372
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$346