Lahore vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lahore	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$406	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1031	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$161	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$332	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$142	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.3	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$177	$5777
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	69	100
😀 Quality of life	46	97
🏙️ Population	11.1M	8.8M

The cost of living in Lahore is 90% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8968th and 5th ($406 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Pakistan and the United States, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6453rd and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs New York City

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	Lahore	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.9	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.33	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.6	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$186	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.5	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$588	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.71	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.14	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.72	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.52	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.05	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.29	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.56	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.5	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$33.4	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1046	$20585

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Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$500
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$308
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$280
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$380
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$335
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$330
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$310
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$378
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$312
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$319
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$373
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$344
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$407
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$430
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$344
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$456
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$328
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$292
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$360
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$358
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$397
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$439
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$358
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$286
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$388
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$323
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$277
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$252
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$371
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$328
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$284
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$374
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$280
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$372
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$375
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$338

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108