Lahore vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Lahore Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$382
$2266
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$966
$5192
🏠 One person rent
$151
$1266
🏘️ Family rent
$303
$1916
🍽️ Food expenses
$138
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.4
$298
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$3498
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
68
100
😀 Quality of life
49
95
🏙️ Population
11.1M
4.53M

The cost of living in Lahore is 83% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8902nd and 907th ($382 vs $2266) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Pakistan and Australia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 1.5 months in Melbourne. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Melbourne ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6355th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Melbourne

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Lahore Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.74
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$7.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.26
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$1353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67.7
$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$2246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$177
$1564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$51.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.45%
5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$638
$7995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$374
$7118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.55
$116
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.08
$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.64
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$4.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$27.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.84
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.7
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.9
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.17
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.2
$55.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.97
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.6
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.2
$1730
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1234
$20732

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$325
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$441
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$256
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$253
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$296
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$330
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$313
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$272
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$398
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$254
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$267
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$331
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$282
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$381
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$373
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$392
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$252
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$322
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$250
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$313
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$301
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$313
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$391
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$316
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$355
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$335
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$292
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$390
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$265
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$341
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$379
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$234
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$350
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$239
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$267
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$386
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$290
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$270

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1570
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1724
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1688
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1905
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1725
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1783
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1756
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1843
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1662
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1367
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1713
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1423
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1541
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1287
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1481
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1612
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1411
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2267
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1530
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1722
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$1656
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1486
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1529
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1520
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2153
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1668
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1520
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2039
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1836
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2564
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1969
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1770
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1711
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360