Lahore vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$3226
🏠 One person rent
$151
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$1512
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$220
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
69
28
😀 Quality of life
51
41
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.19M

The cost of living in Lahore is 64% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8998th and 4791st ($386 vs $1084) 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 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 6245th and 7059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$3971

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$337
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$508
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$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$978
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$447
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$952
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$558
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$739
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$866
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$746
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$631
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$741
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$755
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$783
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$889
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$908
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$776
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$780
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$637
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$875
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$751
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$845
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$625
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$701
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$621
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$682
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$535
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$605
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$511
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$837
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$511
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$656
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$719
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$631
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$554
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1014
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$601
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$689
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$603