Islamabad vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1000
🏠 One person rent
$199
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$282
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$148
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$85.4
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
69
69
😀 Quality of life
50
48
🏙️ Population
1.01M
11.1M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 4% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8887th and 8922nd ($443 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Pakistan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Ranked 3rd vs 4th best cities to live in Pakistan, and 6597th vs 6783rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Lahore

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Islamabad Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$1207

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$416
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$368
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334