Lahore vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$2723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$5671
🏠 One person rent
$151
$1643
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$2600
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$800
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$3682
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
69
53
😀 Quality of life
51
89
🏙️ Population
11.1M
140K

The cost of living in Lahore is 86% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 8998th and 344th ($386 vs $2723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Pakistan and Iceland, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 6245th and 152nd 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
$1.97
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$10.9
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$1659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$1492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$2395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$6252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$4951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$26.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$6.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$19.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$4.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$83
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$37.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$6072

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$508
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$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
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$303
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2304
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2460
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2023
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2011
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1952
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1629
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1554
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1662
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1524
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1681
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1537
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1659
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1734
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1670
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$1884
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1527
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1642
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1514
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1748
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1693
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1731
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1520
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1651
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2043
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1741
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1305
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1643
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1539
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2244
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1869
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1723
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2175
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1928
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1632
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2391
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$1991