Lahore vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person
$406
$557
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$1373
🏠 One person rent
$161
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$447
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$421
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
17
😀 Quality of life
46
34
🏙️ Population
11.1M
317K

The cost of living in Lahore is 27% less expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 8968th and 8211th ($406 vs $557) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Pakistan and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 0.8 months in Port Moresby. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 6453rd and 7532nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$1.82
 Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$186
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$61.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20%
12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$7.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$7.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$18.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.56
$4.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$32.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.4
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1046
$3923

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$376
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$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338

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Distance City Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi Lae
$541
841 km or 523 mi Cairns
$1442
1050 km or 652 mi Jayapura
$459
1088 km or 676 mi Townsville
$1303
1404 km or 872 mi Honiara
$1459
1489 km or 925 mi Auki
$1464
1586 km or 986 mi Rockhampton
$1514
1656 km or 1029 mi Gladstone
$1615
1734 km or 1077 mi Manokwari
$522
1796 km or 1116 mi Bundaberg
$1689
1810 km or 1125 mi Darwin
$1756
1859 km or 1155 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
2003 km or 1244 mi Sorong
$532
2008 km or 1248 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
2026 km or 1259 mi Caloundra
$1754
2049 km or 1273 mi Caboolture
$1925
2071 km or 1287 mi Toowoomba
$1635
2093 km or 1301 mi Brisbane
$2491
2101 km or 1306 mi Ipswich
$1877
2119 km or 1317 mi Alice Springs
$1533
2157 km or 1341 mi Southport
$2141
2163 km or 1344 mi Gold Coast
$2300
2192 km or 1362 mi Ambon
$535
2235 km or 1389 mi Byron Bay
$1958
2273 km or 1413 mi Luganville
$3054
2276 km or 1414 mi Baucau
$511
2342 km or 1455 mi Melekeok
$1168
2343 km or 1456 mi Ngerulmud
$1169
2371 km or 1473 mi Dili
$521
2376 km or 1477 mi Ainaro
$512
2384 km or 1481 mi Armidale
$1289
2397 km or 1489 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
2403 km or 1493 mi Yaren
$629
2407 km or 1496 mi Maliana
$511
2461 km or 1529 mi Port Vila
$2349
2470 km or 1535 mi Ternate
$466
2487 km or 1545 mi Paita
$1693
2495 km or 1550 mi Dumbea
$1700
2502 km or 1554 mi Noumea
$1755
2512 km or 1561 mi Port Macquarie
$1661