Lahore vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lahore	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$411	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$163	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$338	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$142	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$3902
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	69	100
😀 Quality of life	46	100
🏙️ Population	11.1M	5.03M

The cost of living in Lahore is 81% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8934th and 1365th ($411 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6486th 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	$2.06	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.8	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$289	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$187	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.71%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$587	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.75	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.76	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.7	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.55	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.97	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.04	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.27	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.84	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.36	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.47	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$15	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$37.1	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1172	$19705

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Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$383
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$321
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$308
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$380
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$281
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$373
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$300
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$358
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$305
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$306
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$389
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$287
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$355
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$441
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$342
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$458
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$354
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$292
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$356
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$365
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$369
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$442
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$361
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$272
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$354
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$382
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$273
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$251
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$392
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$321
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$283
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$379
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$265
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$366
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$372
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$346

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963