Lahore vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lahore	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$450	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$183	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$299	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.1	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$166	$4489
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	71	100
😀 Quality of life	52	100
🏙️ Population	11.1M	5.35M

The cost of living in Lahore is 82% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8860th and 829th ($450 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Pakistan and Australia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Lahore ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6510th and 1st 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	$2.48	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$127	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.7	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$234	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$133	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.5	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.38%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$834	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$617	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$3.98	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.78	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.74	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.83	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.6	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.97	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.55	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.5	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$40.3	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1609	$22313

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Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$397
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$332
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$309
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$382
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$313
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$335
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$340
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$346
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$339
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$359
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$393
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$286
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$371
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$391
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$379
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$391
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$280
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$306
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$350
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$334
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$379
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$496
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$401
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$252
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$344
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$371
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$253
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$256
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$440
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$310
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$270
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$394
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$239
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$373
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$395
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$321

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132