Lahore vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1000
$1500
🏠 One person rent
$175
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$148
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.7
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85.4
$751
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
69
15
😀 Quality of life
48
24
🏙️ Population
11.1M
344K

The cost of living in Lahore is 34% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8922nd and 7431st ($427 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Pakistan and Lesotho, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 6783rd and 8994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.14
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.7
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.49
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.3
$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$192
$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$131
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.49%
8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$622
$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$525
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.24
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.15
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.71
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.04
$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.25
$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.6
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1207
$1130

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$368
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$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
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$598
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$698
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$762
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$808
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$861
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$901
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$762
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$731
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$988
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$706
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$984
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$892
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1082
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$740
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$826
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$984
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$890
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$827
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$838
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$892
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1304
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$975
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$940
410 km or 255 mi East London
$784
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$875
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$833
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$830
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$814
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$637
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$599
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$469
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$637
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$946
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$668
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1005
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$607