Houston vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$163
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$142
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$179
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	100	69
😀 Quality of life	91	46
🏙️ Population	2.3M	11.1M

The cost of living in Houston is 451% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 1229th and 8934th ($2265 vs $411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 97th and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Lahore

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	Houston	Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$102
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	19.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$5.75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$0.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$15
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$37.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$1172

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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