Lahore vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lahore	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$406	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1031	$1573
🏠 One person rent	$161	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$332	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$142	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.3	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$177	$761
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	69	16
😀 Quality of life	46	38
🏙️ Population	11.1M	60.7K

The cost of living in Lahore is 35% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 8968th and 7532nd ($406 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Pakistan and Eswatini, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 6453rd and 7128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Mbabane

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	Lahore	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.9	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.33	$2.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.6	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$186	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.5	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$75.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$588	$262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.71	$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.14	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.72	$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.52	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.05	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.29	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.56	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.5	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.7	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$33.4	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1046	$5172

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Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$500
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$308
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$280
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$380
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$335
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$330
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$310
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$378
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$312
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$319
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$373
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$344
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$407
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$430
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$344
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$456
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$328
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$292
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$360
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$358
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$397
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$439
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$358
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$286
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$388
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$323
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$277
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$252
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$371
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$328
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$284
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$374
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$280
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$372
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$375
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$338

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$459
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1116
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$819
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$841
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$696
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$822
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$838
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$909
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$997
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$874
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$717
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$971
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$848
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$834
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$943
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$788
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$774
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$627
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$581
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$809
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$718
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$692
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$663
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$554
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$690
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$862
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$585