Lahore vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$151
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$406
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
69
30
😀 Quality of life
51
29
🏙️ Population
11.1M
42.7K

The cost of living in Lahore is 21% less expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8998th and 8601st ($386 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Pakistan and Kenya, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 6245th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Meru

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Lahore Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$6789

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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
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$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
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$530
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$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539