Lahore vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lahore	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$386	$3729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$994	$8827
🏠 One person rent	$151	$2575
🏘️ Family rent	$326	$4722
🍽️ Food expenses	$136	$762
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.4	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$205	$7332
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	69	97
😀 Quality of life	51	95
🏙️ Population	11.1M	874K

The cost of living in Lahore is 90% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 8998th and 12th ($386 vs $3729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th 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 2 months in San Francisco. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 6245th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs San Francisco

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	Lahore	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.97	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$8.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.8	$2705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$64.7	$2296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$260	$5169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$196	$4274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.61%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$11456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$441	$10309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.96	$96.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.65	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.21	$6.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.59	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.08	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.64	$4.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.06	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.84	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.4	$95.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.61	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.05	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.5	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.9	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$34.7	$2657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1054	$31490

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Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$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

Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3133
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3358
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3123
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2965
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3127
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3147
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3042
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3163
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3046
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3219
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$2969
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4148
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3583
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3518
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2840
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2968
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3567
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2660
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2697
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$2929
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$2922
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2860
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2900
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3195
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2824
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2947
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3003
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3733