Lahore vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$7082
🏠 One person rent
$151
$1895
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$3327
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$708
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$6506
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
80
😀 Quality of life
51
90
🏙️ Population
11.1M
737K

The cost of living in Lahore is 87% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8998th and 145th ($386 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 120th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 6245th and 125th 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
$1.97
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$8.28
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$29730

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210