Lahore vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1020
$974
🏠 One person rent
$174
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.9
$310
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
71
40
😀 Quality of life
49
60
🏙️ Population
11.1M
5.94M

The cost of living in Lahore is 38% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8919th and 7286th ($432 vs $693) 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 23rd in India, while ranked 6762nd and 5975th 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
$2.15
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.7
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.96%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.44
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.1
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1393
$929

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$308
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$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
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$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
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$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
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$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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$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
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$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319