Lahore vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1000
$2130
🏠 One person rent
$175
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$148
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.7
$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85.4
$111
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
69
29
😀 Quality of life
48
42
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.13M

The cost of living in Lahore is 53% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8922nd and 6137th ($427 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 6783rd and 7527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.14
$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.7
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.49
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.3
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$192
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$131
$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.49%
24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$622
$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$525
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.24
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.15
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.71
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.04
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.25
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.6
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1207
$5749

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$368
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$908
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$469
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$915
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$599
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$827
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$830
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$838
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$740
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$826
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$892
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$975
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$984
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1082
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$890
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$892
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$706
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$984
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$875
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$940
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$731
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$808
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$762
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$762
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$650
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$577
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$514
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$873
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$598
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$668
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$833
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$637
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$536
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$996
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$698
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$901
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$607