Lahore vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lahore	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$450	$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$4650
🏠 One person rent	$183	$1138
🏘️ Family rent	$299	$1898
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.1	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$166	$3202
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	71	86
😀 Quality of life	52	90
🏙️ Population	11.1M	518K

The cost of living in Lahore is 77% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 8860th and 2172nd ($450 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 131st in Pakistan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Lahore ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Sheffield ranked 28th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6510th and 175th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Lahore	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.48	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18	$78.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$6.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$127	$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.7	$835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$234	$1839
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$133	$1455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.5	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.38%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$834	$5726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$617	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$3.98	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.78	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.74	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.83	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.75	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.74	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.6	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.97	$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.55	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.5	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$40.3	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1609	$24916

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Cities near Lahore

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

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1604
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1559
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1533
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1863
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1710
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1847
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1894
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1961
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1689
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$2039
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1975
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1827
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2348
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1748
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1990
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1838
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$2043
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$2025
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1993
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1945
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1411
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1784
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1808
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1832
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1987
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$2012
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1919
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1501
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1887
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1694
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2022
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1870