Lahore vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lahore	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$432	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1020	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$174	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$280	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$155	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.4	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$98.9	$3871
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	71	49
😀 Quality of life	49	92
🏙️ Population	11.1M	1.02M

The cost of living in Lahore is 80% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8919th and 1668th ($432 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 27th in Pakistan and Canada, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 6762nd and 123rd 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	$2.15	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$68.7	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$210	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$126	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.96%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$720	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$602	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.44	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.99	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.74	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.72	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.02	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.9	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.88	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$42.1	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1393	$17337

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Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$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

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891