Lahore vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1020
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$174
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.9
$1623
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
59
😀 Quality of life
49
81
🏙️ Population
11.1M
595K

The cost of living in Lahore is 65% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8919th and 4678th ($432 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Pakistan and Latvia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6762nd and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Riga

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Lahore Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.15
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.7
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.96%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.44
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.1
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1393
$17597

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$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406