Lahore vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$406
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$161
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$1324
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
61
😀 Quality of life
46
79
🏙️ Population
11.1M
605K

The cost of living in Lahore is 65% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8968th and 4672nd ($406 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Pakistan and Latvia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 6453rd and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$186
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.56
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.4
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1046
$13962

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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
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363