Lahore vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$411
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1052
$1163
🏠 One person rent
$163
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.1
$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$444
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
69
40
😀 Quality of life
46
48
🏙️ Population
11.1M
5.94M

The cost of living in Lahore is 47% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8934th and 6559th ($411 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Pakistan and India, respectively. Check Pakistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 6486th and 6336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Surat

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Lahore Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.06
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$2.09
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.9
$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.71%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.75
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$2.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.7
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.55
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.04
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$15
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.3
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$37.1
$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1172
$1261

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$286
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$298
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$376
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$333
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$382
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$284
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$378
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$371
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$452
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$362
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$381
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$501
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$415
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$480
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$311
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$716
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$389
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$348
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$350
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$513
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$311
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$333
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$367
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$298
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$288
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$304
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$295
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$397
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$340
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$293
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$296
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$292
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$324
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$307
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$315
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