Kathmandu vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$450
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$134
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$63.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$166
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
29
71
😀 Quality of life
47
52
🏙️ Population
846K
11.1M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 6% less expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8916th and 8860th ($424 vs $450) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Nepal and Pakistan, respectively. Check Nepal vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Lahore ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 6934th and 6510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Lahore

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Kathmandu Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$3.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$127
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$83.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
14.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$3.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$4.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$0.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$8.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$40.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$1609

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$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

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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