Lahore vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$183
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$518
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$166
$228
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
71
67
😀 Quality of life
52
59
🏙️ Population
11.1M
5.55M

The cost of living in Lahore is 44% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8860th and 6736th ($450 vs $807) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Kenya, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 0.3 months in Nairobi. Lahore ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6510th and 6034th 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
$2.48
$5.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$6.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.7
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.5
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$45.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.38%
14.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$834
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$617
$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.98
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.83
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.6
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$7.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.97
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40.3
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1609
$10471

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$396
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$397
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$332
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$309
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$382
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$313
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$335
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$340
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$346
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$339
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$359
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$393
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$286
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$371
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$391
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$350
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$334
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$446
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$253
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$256
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$440
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$321

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795