Karachi vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$1000
🏠 One person rent
$168
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$282
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$148
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$85.4
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
63
69
😀 Quality of life
54
48
🏙️ Population
14.9M
11.1M

The cost of living in Karachi is 0.7% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8915th and 8922nd ($430 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Pakistan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Ranked 1st vs 4th best cities to live in Pakistan, and 6371st vs 6783rd 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
$1.75
$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$1207

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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