Dhaka vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$994
🏠 One person rent	$106	$151
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$326
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$136
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$205
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	69
😀 Quality of life	57	51
🏙️ Population	16.8M	11.1M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 18% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8745th and 8998th ($456 vs $386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bangladesh and Pakistan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.5 months in Lahore. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 5727th and 6245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Lahore

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	Dhaka	Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$4.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$1054

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

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