Lahore vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1020
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$174
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.9
$244
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
47
😀 Quality of life
49
55
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.57M

The cost of living in Lahore is 24% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8919th and 8262nd ($432 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 38th 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 5th in Iran, while ranked 6762nd and 6346th 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
$2.15
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.7
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.96%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.44
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.1
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1393
$1920

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$391
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$326
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$308
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$371
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$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
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$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698