Lahore vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$7493
🏠 One person rent
$183
$1996
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$3450
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$789
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$166
$6618
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
80
😀 Quality of life
52
91
🏙️ Population
11.1M
737K

The cost of living in Lahore is 86% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8860th and 126th ($450 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 94th 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 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Lahore ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 6510th and 147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Seattle

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Lahore Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.7
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.5
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.38%
6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$834
$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$617
$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.98
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.83
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.6
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.97
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40.3
$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1609
$30033

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$396
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$397
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$332
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$309
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$382
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$313
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$335
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$340
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$346
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$339
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$359
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$393
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$286
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$371
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$391
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$350
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$334
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$446
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$253
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$256
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$440
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$321

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2678
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2782
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2621
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3602
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2749
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2783
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2734
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2884
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2728
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2797
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2637
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2736
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2479
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2775
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2714
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2542
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2617
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2709
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2342
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2727
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2429
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2722
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2822
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2576
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2661
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2378
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2616
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2592
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2690
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2580
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2765
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2098