Lahore vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lahore	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$432	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1020	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$174	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$280	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$155	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.4	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$98.9	$4181
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	71	94
😀 Quality of life	49	96
🏙️ Population	11.1M	2.14M

The cost of living in Lahore is 82% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8919th and 978th ($432 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Pakistan and Australia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 6762nd and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Perth

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	Lahore	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.15	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.51	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$68.7	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$210	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$126	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.96%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$720	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$602	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.44	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.99	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.74	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.72	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.02	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.9	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.88	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$42.1	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1393	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894