Lahore vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$151
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$247
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
96
😀 Quality of life
51
61
🏙️ Population
11.1M
8.69M

The cost of living in Lahore is 45% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8998th and 6811th ($386 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th in Pakistan and Iran, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6245th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Tehran

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Lahore Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$1883

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$337
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$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$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
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$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
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$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
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569