Lahore vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1000
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$175
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$148
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.7
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85.4
$544
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
69
5
😀 Quality of life
48
42
🏙️ Population
11.1M
115K

The cost of living in Lahore is 2% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8922nd and 8940th ($427 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Pakistan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6783rd and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.14
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.7
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.49
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.3
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$192
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$131
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.49%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$622
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$525
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.24
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.15
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.71
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.04
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.25
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.6
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1207
$653

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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
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289