Lahore vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$151
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$2885
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
69
100
😀 Quality of life
51
100
🏙️ Population
11.1M
14M

The cost of living in Lahore is 75% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8998th and 3238th ($386 vs $1556) 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 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6245th and 1st 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
$1.97
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$15051

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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
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$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
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063