Lahore vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$151
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$399
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
69
67
😀 Quality of life
51
59
🏙️ Population
11.1M
5.55M

The cost of living in Lahore is 40% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8998th and 7242nd ($386 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 0.6 months in Nairobi. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6245th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Nairobi

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Lahore Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.08
🥤 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
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$10.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$6839

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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
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747