Lahore vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$151
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$1220
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
61
😀 Quality of life
51
79
🏙️ Population
11.1M
606K

The cost of living in Lahore is 66% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8998th and 4604th ($386 vs $1135) 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 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6245th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$13518

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257