Lahore vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$5563
🏠 One person rent
$151
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$2266
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$3776
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
69
100
😀 Quality of life
51
98
🏙️ Population
11.1M
4.53M

The cost of living in Lahore is 84% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8998th and 933rd ($386 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 1.6 months in Melbourne. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6245th and 2nd 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
$1.97
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$18868

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$337
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$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$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
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481