Lahore vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1000
$2043
🏠 One person rent
$175
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$148
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.7
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85.4
$181
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
69
68
😀 Quality of life
48
58
🏙️ Population
11.1M
5.55M

The cost of living in Lahore is 47% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8922nd and 6622nd ($427 vs $811) 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 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 0.2 months in Nairobi. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6783rd and 6071st 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
$2.14
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.7
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.49
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.3
$179
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$192
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$131
$322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.49%
15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$622
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$525
$1111
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.24
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.15
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$6.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$5.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.71
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.04
$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.25
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.6
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1207
$8707

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$368
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820