Lahore vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lahore	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$386	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$994	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$151	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$326	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$136	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.4	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$205	$460
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	95
😀 Quality of life	51	64
🏙️ Population	11.1M	12.4M

The cost of living in Lahore is 63% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8998th and 5031st ($386 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Pakistan and Brazil, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 6245th and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Sao Paulo

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	Lahore	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.97	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.8	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$64.7	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$260	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$196	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.61%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$441	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.96	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.65	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.21	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.59	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.08	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.64	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.06	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.84	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.4	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.61	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.05	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.5	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.9	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$34.7	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1054	$12031

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659