Lahore vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lahore	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$427	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1000	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$175	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$282	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.7	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$85.4	$3927
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	69	93
😀 Quality of life	48	98
🏙️ Population	11.1M	2.14M

The cost of living in Lahore is 82% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8922nd and 1191st ($427 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 6783rd and 12th 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	$2.14	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.7	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.49	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.3	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$192	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$131	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.49%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$622	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$525	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.24	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.15	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.71	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.51	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.04	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.27	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.1	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.25	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.44	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1207	$13377

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Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$380
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$316
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$302
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$363
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$311
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$320
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$291
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$337
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$303
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$333
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$372
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$284
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$350
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$421
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$351
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$376
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$277
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$294
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$347
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$357
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$373
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$443
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$362
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$270
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$340
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$344
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$265
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$262
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$403
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$330
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$285
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$364
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$248
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$354
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$388
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$334

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736