Lahore vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lahore	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$427	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1000	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$175	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$282	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.7	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$85.4	$701
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	95
😀 Quality of life	48	69
🏙️ Population	11.1M	11.5M

The cost of living in Lahore is 59% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8922nd and 5192nd ($427 vs $1052) 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 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6783rd and 4142nd 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	$2.14	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.7	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.26	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.49	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.3	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$192	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$131	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.49%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$622	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$525	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.24	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.15	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.71	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.51	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.04	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.27	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.1	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.25	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.44	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.6	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$36.7	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1207	$15428

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Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$380
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$316
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$302
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$363
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$311
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$320
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$291
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$337
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$303
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$333
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$372
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$284
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$350
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$421
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$351
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$376
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$277
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$294
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$347
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$357
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$373
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$443
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$362
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$270
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$340
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$344
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$265
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$262
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$403
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$330
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$285
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$364
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$248
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$354
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$388
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$334

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666