Lahore vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$151
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$411
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
69
40
😀 Quality of life
51
51
🏙️ Population
11.1M
5.94M

The cost of living in Lahore is 52% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8998th and 6358th ($386 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Pakistan and India, respectively. Check Pakistan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 6245th and 6236th 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
$1.97
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$1785

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$240
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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
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$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
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$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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$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
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$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361