Lahore vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1020
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$174
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.9
$462
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
71
5
😀 Quality of life
49
45
🏙️ Population
11.1M
115K

The cost of living in Lahore is 5% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8919th and 8957th ($432 vs $412) 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6762nd and 7238th 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
$2.15
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.7
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.96%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.44
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.1
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1393
$633

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$379
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$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
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$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285