Karachi vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$450
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$146
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$63.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$166
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
63
71
😀 Quality of life
54
52
🏙️ Population
14.9M
11.1M

The cost of living in Karachi is 6% less expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8923rd and 8860th ($421 vs $450) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Pakistan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Ranked 1st vs 2nd best cities to live in Pakistan, and 6375th vs 6510th 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
$1.81
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$127
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$83.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
14.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$3.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$4.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$0.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$8.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$40.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$1609

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$396
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$397
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$332
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$309
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$382
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$313
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$335
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$340
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$346
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$339
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$359
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$393
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$286
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$371
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$391
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$350
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$334
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$446
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$253
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$256
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$440
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$321