Lahore vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1020
$1764
🏠 One person rent
$174
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.9
$690
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
71
45
😀 Quality of life
49
68
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.08M

The cost of living in Lahore is 41% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 8919th and 7085th ($432 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Pakistan and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6762nd and 4594th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Nur-Sultan

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Lahore Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.15
$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.7
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.96%
16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.44
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$60
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.1
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1393
$6043

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$379
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$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323

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Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$530
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$550
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$747
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$570
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$571
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$576
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$564
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$834
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$530
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$517
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$661
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$690
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$553
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$701
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$969
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$595
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$484
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$760
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$505
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$828
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$884
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$589
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$729
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$521
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$842
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$477
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$757
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$1053
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$503
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$808
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$533
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$866
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$616
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$974
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$537