Kathmandu vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$147
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$177
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
28
69
😀 Quality of life
45
46
🏙️ Population
846K
11.1M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 9% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8885th and 8968th ($443 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.4 months in Lahore. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 6524th and 6453rd 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
$1.48
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$1046

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$376
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338