Lahore vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1000
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$175
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$148
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.7
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85.4
$250
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
46
😀 Quality of life
48
57
🏙️ Population
11.1M
3M

The cost of living in Lahore is 15% less expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8922nd and 8663rd ($427 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 66th in Pakistan and Iran, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 6783rd and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.14
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.7
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.49
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.3
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$192
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$131
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.49%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$622
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$525
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.24
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.15
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.71
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.04
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.25
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.6
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1207
$623

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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
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684