Lahore vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$406
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$161
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$570
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
69
5
😀 Quality of life
46
50
🏙️ Population
11.1M
115K

The cost of living in Lahore is 5% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8968th and 9013th ($406 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6453rd and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$186
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.56
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.4
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1046
$691

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$376
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$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
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$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284