Lahore vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1000
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$175
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$148
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.7
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85.4
$235
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
49
😀 Quality of life
48
56
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.57M

The cost of living in Lahore is 23% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8922nd and 8247th ($427 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 41st in Pakistan and Iran, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 6783rd and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.14
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.7
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.49
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.3
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$192
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$131
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.49%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$622
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$525
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.24
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.15
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.71
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.04
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.25
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.6
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1207
$2133

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$302
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$726
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1770
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$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719