Lahore vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$406
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$161
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$3918
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
69
53
😀 Quality of life
46
89
🏙️ Population
11.1M
140K

The cost of living in Lahore is 86% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 8968th and 204th ($406 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Pakistan and Iceland, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 6453rd and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Reykjavik

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Lahore Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$1.87
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$186
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.56
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.4
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1046
$6167

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$376
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$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
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161