Lahore vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$7903
🏠 One person rent
$151
$2366
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$4375
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$686
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$5439
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
69
87
😀 Quality of life
51
91
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.39M

The cost of living in Lahore is 89% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8998th and 26th ($386 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 23rd in Pakistan and the United States, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 6245th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$8.8
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$22.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$129
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$18429

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$337
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$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
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$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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$3051
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$2907
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$2844
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2867
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2910
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1184
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2788
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2784
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2879
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1032
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2884
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2722
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3046
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2732
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3094
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2709
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2597
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$3070
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3155
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2751
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2684
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2803
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$2461
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2637
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$1027
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
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$2957
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2944
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$2879
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2609
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$2606