Lahore vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$151
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$579
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
69
43
😀 Quality of life
51
63
🏙️ Population
11.1M
527K

The cost of living in Lahore is 49% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 8998th and 6533rd ($386 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Pakistan and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 6245th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$4244

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$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
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$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
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$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116