Lahore vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1020
$9038
🏠 One person rent
$174
$2349
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$4207
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$934
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.9
$6864
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
71
82
😀 Quality of life
49
96
🏙️ Population
11.1M
449K

The cost of living in Lahore is 89% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8919th and 13th ($432 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Pakistan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 1.8 months in Zurich. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 6762nd and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Zurich

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Lahore Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.15
$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$9.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.7
$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.96%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.44
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.1
$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1393
$24322

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3281
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3328
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3414
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3305
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3310
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3360
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3556
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4151
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2731
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2740
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2546
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3367
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2721
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3380
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3331
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1740
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1794
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$3046
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1872
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2978
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1550
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3677
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1604
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1721
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3080
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1393
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1966
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2543
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3171