Lahore vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$151
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$436
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
69
5
😀 Quality of life
51
36
🏙️ Population
11.1M
79.2K

The cost of living in Lahore is 15% less expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8998th and 8761st ($386 vs $452) 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 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 6245th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$7.06
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$701

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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
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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
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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288