Karachi vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Karachi | Lahore | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Karachi is 6% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8915th and 8968th ($429 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Pakistan.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Ranked 1st vs 3rd best cities to live in Pakistan, and 6242nd vs 6453rd among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Karachi vs Lahore
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| Karachi | Lahore | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 148 km or 92 mi |  Hyderabad | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Nawabshah | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Mirpur Khas | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Larkana | |
| 324 km or 201 mi |  Bhuj | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Sukkur | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Jacobabad | |
| 445 km or 277 mi | Porbandar | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | Rajkot | |
| 564 km or 351 mi | Mehsana | |
| 593 km or 368 mi | Quetta | |
| 601 km or 374 mi | Ahmedabad | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Gandhinagar | |
| 626 km or 389 mi | Bhavnagar | |
| 629 km or 391 mi | Jodhpur | |
| 643 km or 399 mi | Pali | |
| 643 km or 399 mi | Nadiad | |
| 645 km or 401 mi |  Chabahar | |
| 675 km or 419 mi | Udaipur | |
| 679 km or 422 mi | Dera Ghazi Khan | |
| 683 km or 425 mi | Bahawalpur | |
| 683 km or 425 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 692 km or 430 mi | Vadodara | |
| 711 km or 442 mi | Godhra | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Bikaner | |
| 723 km or 449 mi | Surat | |
| 736 km or 457 mi | Multan | |
| 745 km or 463 mi | Navsari | |
| 761 km or 473 mi |  Kandahar | |
| 769 km or 478 mi | Bhilwara | |
| 775 km or 482 mi | Khanewal | |
| 785 km or 488 mi | Ajmer | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Lashkargah | |
| 796 km or 494 mi | Zahedan | |
| 812 km or 504 mi | Burewala | |
| 836 km or 519 mi | Ratlam | |
| 845 km or 525 mi | Vasai | |
| 865 km or 537 mi |  Muscat | |
| 866 km or 538 mi | Sikar | |
| 874 km or 543 mi | Zabol |
Cities near Lahore
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 37 km or 23 mi | Sheikhupura | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Amritsar | |
| 49 km or 30 mi | Kamoke | |
| 68 km or 43 mi | Gujranwala | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Hafizabad | |
| 107 km or 67 mi | Sialkot | |
| 117 km or 72 mi | Gujrat | |
| 118 km or 73 mi | Okara | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Jalandhar | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Sahiwal | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Faisalabad | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Chiniot | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Mandi Bahauddin | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Jammu | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Pathankot | |
| 160 km or 99 mi | Ludhiana | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Gojra | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Sargodha | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Mirpur | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Jhang | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Burewala | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Patiala | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Chandigarh | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Rawalpindi | |
| 268 km or 167 mi | Islamabad | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Khanewal | |
| 273 km or 170 mi | Shimla | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Srinagar | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Wah | |
| 295 km or 183 mi | Baramulla | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Hisar | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Multan | |
| 351 km or 218 mi | Bahawalpur | |
| 352 km or 219 mi | Bhiwani | |
| 353 km or 219 mi | Saharanpur | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Kohat | |
| 364 km or 226 mi | Rohtak | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Mardan | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Dehradun | |
| 381 km or 237 mi | Peshawar |