Lahore vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1020
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$174
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.9
$2676
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
71
100
😀 Quality of life
49
96
🏙️ Population
11.1M
14.3M

The cost of living in Lahore is 75% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8919th and 3249th ($432 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Pakistan and Japan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6762nd and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Tokyo

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Lahore Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.15
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.7
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.96%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.44
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.1
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1393
$16728

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$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$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
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005