Lahore vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lahore	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$386	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$994	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$151	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$326	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$136	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.4	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$205	$2926
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	50
😀 Quality of life	51	90
🏙️ Population	11.1M	1.02M

The cost of living in Lahore is 82% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8998th and 1355th ($386 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 25th in Pakistan and Canada, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 1.3 months in Ottawa. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 6245th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Ottawa

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	Lahore	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.97	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.8	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$64.7	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$260	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$196	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.61%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$441	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.96	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.65	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.21	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.59	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.08	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.64	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.06	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.84	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.4	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.61	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.05	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.5	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$34.7	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1054	$21213

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Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$508
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$268
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$240
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$303
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$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

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874