Lahore vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1000
$990
🏠 One person rent
$175
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$148
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.7
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85.4
$271
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
69
40
😀 Quality of life
48
55
🏙️ Population
11.1M
5.94M

The cost of living in Lahore is 39% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8922nd and 7068th ($427 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Pakistan and India, respectively. Check Pakistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 6783rd and 6284th 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
$2.14
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.7
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.49
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.3
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$192
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$131
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.49%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$622
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$525
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.24
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.15
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.71
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.04
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.25
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.6
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1207
$922

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$368
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$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
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$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333