Lahore vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$406
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$161
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$2601
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
69
100
😀 Quality of life
46
99
🏙️ Population
11.1M
14.3M

The cost of living in Lahore is 75% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8968th and 3085th ($406 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Pakistan and Japan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6453rd and 3rd 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
$1.8
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$186
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.56
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.4
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1046
$15495

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033