Lahore vs Makassar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Makassar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1020
$1174
🏠 One person rent
$174
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.9
$229
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
71
46
😀 Quality of life
49
61
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.34M

The cost of living in Lahore is 15% less expensive than in Makassar. Cities ranked 8919th and 8651st ($432 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 23rd in Pakistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 0.4 months in Makassar. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Makassar ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 6762nd and 5819th 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
$2.15
$2.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$9.51
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$3.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.7
$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$76.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.96%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$1475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.44
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$4.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$23.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$0.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$19.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$29
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.1
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1393
$4042

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$379
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$391
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$326
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$308
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$371
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi Parepare
$493
253 km or 157 mi Palopo
$509
358 km or 223 mi Baubau
$491
376 km or 233 mi Kendari
$498
379 km or 235 mi Bima
$593
474 km or 294 mi Palu
$537
523 km or 325 mi Balikpapan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Mataram
$409
549 km or 341 mi Banjarbaru
$449
572 km or 355 mi Banjarmasin
$461
573 km or 356 mi Samarinda
$560
592 km or 368 mi Ubud
$822
607 km or 377 mi Denpasar
$496
614 km or 382 mi Bali
$1175
623 km or 387 mi Bontang
$537
691 km or 429 mi Palangka Raya
$464
723 km or 450 mi Kupang
$527
744 km or 462 mi Probolinggo
$476
750 km or 466 mi Gorontalo
$437
771 km or 479 mi Maliana
$514
771 km or 479 mi Pasuruan
$459
774 km or 481 mi Surabaya
$549
779 km or 484 mi Dili
$522
796 km or 495 mi Ainaro
$513
814 km or 506 mi Mojokerto
$419
814 km or 506 mi Malang
$379
820 km or 509 mi Batu
$408
861 km or 535 mi Baucau
$512
867 km or 539 mi Blitar
$439
870 km or 541 mi Kediri
$453
915 km or 569 mi Madiun
$445
952 km or 592 mi Manado
$432
958 km or 595 mi Tarakan
$520
974 km or 605 mi Bitung
$440
984 km or 611 mi Ambon
$506
988 km or 614 mi Surakarta
$405
1015 km or 631 mi Salatiga
$424
1015 km or 631 mi Semarang
$499
1043 km or 648 mi Yogyakarta
$445
1062 km or 660 mi Tawau
$621