Lahore vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lahore	Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$411	$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$1236
🏠 One person rent	$163	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$338	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$142	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$28.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$236
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	69	45
😀 Quality of life	46	57
🏙️ Population	11.1M	1.34M

The cost of living in Lahore is 22% less expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 8934th and 8440th ($411 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 22nd in Pakistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Makassar ranked 6th in Indonesia, while ranked 6486th and 5631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Makassar

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	Lahore	Makassar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.06	$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$9.25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$3.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.8	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$289	$369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$187	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$92.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.71%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$587	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.75	$4.58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.76	$3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.7	$24.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.55	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.97	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.04	$0.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.27	$0.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.84	$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.36	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.47	$1.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$15	$29.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$37.1	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1172	$4170

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Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$383
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$321
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$308
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$380
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$281
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$373
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$300
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$358
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$305
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$306
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$389
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$287
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$355
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$441
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$342
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$458
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$354
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$292
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$356
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$365
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$369
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$442
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$361
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$272
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$354
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$382
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$273
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$251
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$392
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$321
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$283
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$379
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$265
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$366
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$372
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$346

Cities near Makassar

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Parepare	$508
253 km or 157 mi	Palopo	$522
358 km or 223 mi	Baubau	$506
376 km or 233 mi	Kendari	$512
379 km or 235 mi	Bima	$597
474 km or 294 mi	Palu	$553
523 km or 325 mi	Balikpapan	$606
529 km or 329 mi	Mataram	$355
549 km or 341 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
572 km or 355 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
573 km or 356 mi	Samarinda	$580
592 km or 368 mi	Ubud	$845
607 km or 377 mi	Denpasar	$497
614 km or 382 mi	Bali	$1267
623 km or 387 mi	Bontang	$553
691 km or 429 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
723 km or 450 mi	Kupang	$509
744 km or 462 mi	Probolinggo	$614
750 km or 466 mi	Gorontalo	$441
771 km or 479 mi	Maliana	$503
771 km or 479 mi	Pasuruan	$510
774 km or 481 mi	Surabaya	$549
779 km or 484 mi	Dili	$511
796 km or 495 mi	Ainaro	$501
814 km or 506 mi	Mojokerto	$505
814 km or 506 mi	Malang	$365
820 km or 509 mi	Batu	$410
861 km or 535 mi	Baucau	$502
867 km or 539 mi	Blitar	$453
870 km or 541 mi	Kediri	$464
915 km or 569 mi	Madiun	$486
952 km or 592 mi	Manado	$439
958 km or 595 mi	Tarakan	$527
974 km or 605 mi	Bitung	$442
984 km or 611 mi	Ambon	$507
988 km or 614 mi	Surakarta	$417
1015 km or 631 mi	Salatiga	$421
1015 km or 631 mi	Semarang	$493
1043 km or 648 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
1062 km or 660 mi	Tawau	$544