Kathmandu vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$1020
🏠 One person rent
$122
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$155
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$98.9
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
29
71
😀 Quality of life
51
49
🏙️ Population
846K
11.1M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 5% less expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8958th and 8919th ($412 vs $432) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Nepal and Pakistan, respectively. Check Nepal vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 6657th and 6762nd 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
$1.72
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$1393

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$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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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