Lahore vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$151
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$819
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
69
90
😀 Quality of life
51
66
🏙️ Population
11.1M
9.21M

The cost of living in Lahore is 70% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 8998th and 4206th ($386 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in Pakistan and Mexico, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6245th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Mexico City

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Lahore Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$7.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
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$337
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$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
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881