Kathmandu vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kathmandu Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$994
🏠 One person rent
$156
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.2
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$205
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
28
69
😀 Quality of life
48
51
🏙️ Population
846K
11.1M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 18% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8752nd and 8998th ($455 vs $386) 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 0.5 months in Lahore. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 6452nd and 6245th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kathmandu vs Lahore infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kathmandu vs Lahore

Prices for goods and services in Kathmandu and Lahore are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kathmandu Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.92
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.47
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$350
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$209
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.8%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1180
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.41
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.57
$4.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.08
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.43
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.9
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.3
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3189
$1054

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$355
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$337
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352