Karachi vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$1020
🏠 One person rent
$163
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$155
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$98.9
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
63
71
😀 Quality of life
54
49
🏙️ Population
14.9M
11.1M

The cost of living in Karachi is 0.5% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8914th and 8919th ($434 vs $432) 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 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Ranked 1st vs 4th best cities to live in Pakistan, and 6414th vs 6762nd 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
$1.8
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$1393

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323