Lahore vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lahore	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$411	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$163	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$338	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$142	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$1842
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	69	92
😀 Quality of life	46	86
🏙️ Population	11.1M	2.75M

The cost of living in Lahore is 76% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8934th and 2624th ($411 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Pakistan and Italy, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6486th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Rome

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	Lahore	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.06	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.8	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$289	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$187	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.71%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$587	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.75	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.76	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.7	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.55	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.97	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.04	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.27	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.84	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.36	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.47	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$15	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$37.1	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1172	$9864

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Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$383
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$321
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$308
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$380
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$281
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$373
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$300
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$358
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$305
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$306
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$389
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$287
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$355
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$441
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$342
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$458
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$354
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$292
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$356
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$365
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$369
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$442
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$361
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$272
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$354
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$382
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$273
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$251
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$392
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$321
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$283
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$379
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$265
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$366
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$372
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$346

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201