Gold Coast vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gold Coast	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2530	$450
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5679	$1064
🏠 One person rent	$1644	$183
🏘️ Family rent	$2706	$299
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$63.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4225	$166
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	49	71
😀 Quality of life	93	52
🏙️ Population	608K	11.1M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 462% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 852nd and 8860th ($2530 vs $450) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Australia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Australia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Lahore ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 68th and 6510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Lahore

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	Gold Coast	Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.74	$3.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2097	$127
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$83.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	14.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8667	$834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5294	$617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$3.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$0.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$8.97
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2112	$40.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9318	$1609

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2323
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1825
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1992
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1863
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1273
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1643
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1995
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1855
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2354
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2040
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1709
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2481
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1701
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1460
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1795
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2258
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1825
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$2015
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1905
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1915
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$397
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$332
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$309
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$382
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$313
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$335
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$340
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$346
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$339
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$359
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$393
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$286
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$371
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$391
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$379
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$391
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$280
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$306
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$350
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$334
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$379
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$496
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$401
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$252
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$344
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$371
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$253
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$256
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$440
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$310
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$270
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$394
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$239
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$373
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$395
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$321