Lahore vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$998
🏠 One person rent
$183
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$166
$351
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
71
5
😀 Quality of life
52
43
🏙️ Population
11.1M
115K

The cost of living in Lahore is 9% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8860th and 8941st ($450 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Pakistan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Lahore ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6510th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Thimphu

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Lahore Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.7
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.5
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.38%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$834
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$617
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.98
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.83
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.6
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.97
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40.3
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1609
$600

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$396
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68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$309
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$382
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$313
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$335
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$340
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$346
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$339
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$359
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$393
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$286
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$371
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$391
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$350
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$334
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$446
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$253
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$256
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$440
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$321

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274