Lahore vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$765
🏠 One person rent
$151
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$109
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
36
😀 Quality of life
51
17
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.48M

The cost of living in Lahore is 9% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 8998th and 9080th ($386 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Pakistan and Nigeria, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 6245th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.43
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$5.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$704

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$337
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$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
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$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
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$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617