Lahore vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$406
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$1536
🏠 One person rent
$161
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$222
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
50
😀 Quality of life
46
48
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.57M

The cost of living in Lahore is 27% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8968th and 8203rd ($406 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 55th in Pakistan and Iran, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 6453rd and 6304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Shiraz

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Lahore Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$186
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20%
22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.56
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.4
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1046
$2159

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$308
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$280
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$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$546
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$537
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$556
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$541
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$489
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$561
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$548
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$507
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$527
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$520
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$577
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$515
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$588
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$545
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$490
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$878
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$713
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$557
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$588
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1267
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$989
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1226
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$552
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1218
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$870
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$467
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1457
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$559
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$716
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1719
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$728
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$879
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$705