Lahore vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$799
🏠 One person rent
$151
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$138
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
69
67
😀 Quality of life
51
35
🏙️ Population
11.1M
2.1M

The cost of living in Lahore is 17% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8998th and 9155th ($386 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th in Pakistan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Ranked 3rd vs 8th best cities to live in Pakistan, and 6245th vs 7850th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Rawalpindi

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Lahore Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$1496

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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 Rawalpindi

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282