Lahore vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1020
$2229
🏠 One person rent
$174
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.9
$129
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
71
30
😀 Quality of life
49
42
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.13M

The cost of living in Lahore is 55% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8919th and 5915th ($432 vs $966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Pakistan and Mozambique, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 6762nd and 7630th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Maputo

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Lahore Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.15
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$58.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.7
$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$82.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.96%
24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$4210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.44
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.1
$143
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1393
$5840

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$916
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$511
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$950
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$652
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$912
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$899
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$910
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$792
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$892
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$967
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1049
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1089
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1171
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$958
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$948
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$765
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1057
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$1017
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$791
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$875
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$826
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$826
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$681
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$628
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$551
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$861
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$630
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$731
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$901
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$697
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$583
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$763
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$952
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$662