Lahore vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$183
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$166
$1555
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
59
😀 Quality of life
52
80
🏙️ Population
11.1M
595K

The cost of living in Lahore is 64% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8860th and 4631st ($450 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.2 months in Riga. Lahore ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6510th and 657th 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
$2.48
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.7
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.5
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.38%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$834
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$617
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.98
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.83
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.6
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.97
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40.3
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1609
$18197

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$396
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$397
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$332
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$309
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$382
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$313
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$335
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$340
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$346
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$339
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$359
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$393
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$286
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$371
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$391
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$350
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$334
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$446
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$253
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$256
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$440
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$321

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391