Lahore vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lahore	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$406	$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1031	$1426
🏠 One person rent	$161	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$332	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$142	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.3	$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$177	$315
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	69	52
😀 Quality of life	46	43
🏙️ Population	11.1M	2.11M

The cost of living in Lahore is 22% less expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8968th and 8536th ($406 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 38th in Pakistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 6453rd and 6659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Medan

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	Lahore	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.9	$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.33	$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.6	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$186	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.5	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20%	10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$661	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$588	$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.71	$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.14	$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.72	$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.52	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.05	$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.29	$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.02	$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.3	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.56	$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.5	$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.7	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$33.4	$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1046	$11482

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Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$500
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$308
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$280
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$380
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$335
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$330
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$310
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$378
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$312
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$319
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$373
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$344
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$407
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$430
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$344
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$456
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$328
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$292
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$360
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$358
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$397
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$439
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$358
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$286
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$388
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$323
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$277
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$252
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$371
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$328
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$284
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$374
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$280
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$372
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$375
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$338

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$503
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$490
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$759
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$669
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$671
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$670
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$613
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$729
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$594
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$687
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$523
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$571
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$563
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$630
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$585
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$561
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$699
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$752
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$985
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$822
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$807
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$518
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544