Lahore vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1020
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$174
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.9
$688
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
71
45
😀 Quality of life
49
67
🏙️ Population
11.1M
423K

The cost of living in Lahore is 51% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 8919th and 6421st ($432 vs $887) 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 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 6762nd and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Skopje

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Lahore Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.15
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.7
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.96%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.44
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.1
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1393
$5443

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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
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$680
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$769
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$593
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$617
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$609
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$619
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$694
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$678
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$735
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$571
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$705
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1150
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$692
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$713
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$851
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1256
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$857
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1022
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1122
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$839
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1156
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$905
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$871
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1329
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1013
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$940
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1119
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1066
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1193
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$794
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1150
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1108
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$723
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$990
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1206