Cost of Living Comparison Between Lahore and Chittagong Cost of Living Comparison Between Lahore and Chittagong

🙂 Solo nomad: Lahore is 1.9% cheaper than Chittagong without rent, and 36.1% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lahore is 5.9% cheaper than Chittagong without rent, and 11.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.17 PKR 607

$1.61 ৳196

34.78%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.41 PKR 4,038

$14.49 ৳1,768

-0.55%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.15 PKR 1,162

$7.49 ৳914

-44.59%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.78 PKR 780

$5.88 ৳717

-52.72%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.76 PKR 1,054

$4.08 ৳498

-7.84%

Cappuccino

$2.34 PKR 656

$1.62 ৳197

44.44%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.35 PKR 99.5

$0.36 ৳43.65

-2.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 PKR 64.7

$0.16 ৳20.03

43.75%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.9 PKR 251

$0.78 ৳95.4

15.38%

White Bread (500g)

$0.58 PKR 162

$0.59 ৳71.5

-1.69%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.21 PKR 339

$0.64 ৳78.3

89.06%

Eggs

$1.17 PKR 329

$1.22 ৳149

-4.10%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.15 PKR 1,724

$8.87 ৳1,083

-30.67%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.9 PKR 813

$1.61 ৳197

80.12%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.4 PKR 1,232

$7.31 ৳892

-39.81%

Apples (1kg)

$1.05 PKR 295

$2.27 ৳277

-53.74%

Banana (1kg)

$0.59 PKR 167

$0.97 ৳118

-39.18%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.62 PKR 173

$2.13 ৳260

-70.89%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.48 PKR 134

$0.85 ৳103

-43.53%

Potato (1kg)

$0.33 PKR 91.1

$0.48 ৳58.3

-31.25%

Onion (1kg)

$0.52 PKR 147

$0.85 ৳104

-38.82%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.45 PKR 126

$0.38 ৳46.24

18.42%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.35 PKR 99.4

$0.25 ৳30.51

40.00%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$0.85 PKR 237

$8.57 ৳1,046

-90.08%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.5 PKR 141

$0.8 ৳97.9

-37.50%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.07 PKR 299

$1.44 ৳175

-25.69%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2 PKR 559

$2.8 ৳341

-28.57%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.17 PKR 46.32

$0.14 ৳16.82

21.43%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.91 PKR 1,936

$4.09 ৳499

68.95%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.68 PKR 190

$0.86 ৳105

-20.93%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.53 PKR 147

$0.39 ৳47.64

35.90%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.74 PKR 488

$2.44 ৳298

-28.69%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.95 PKR 265

$1.06 ৳129

-10.38%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$17.5K PKR 4.9M

$32.2K ৳3.9M

-45.72%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$23.7K PKR 6.7M

$33.8K ৳4.1M

-29.80%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$140 PKR 39.1K

$23.08 ৳2,818

504.68%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$5.32 PKR 1,492

$5.81 ৳709

-8.43%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.25 PKR 4,833

$13.29 ৳1,622

29.80%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$13.3 PKR 3,726

$15.03 ৳1,834

-11.51%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.04 PKR 1,693

$11.38 ৳1,390

-46.92%

Cinema Ticket

$4.27 PKR 1,197

$3.29 ৳402

29.79%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$34.87 PKR 9,771

$29.65 ৳3,620

17.61%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,257 PKR 352.3K

$1,360 ৳166K

-7.57%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.26 PKR 4,277

$20.4 ৳2,491

-25.20%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.81 PKR 6,394

$18.21 ৳2,223

25.26%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$72.1 PKR 20.2K

$50.9 ৳6,215

41.68%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$29.74 PKR 8,334

$33.43 ৳4,081

-11.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$119 PKR 33.2K

$129 ৳15.8K

-8.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$77.8 PKR 21.8K

$59 ৳7,201

31.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$292 PKR 81.7K

$248 ৳30.3K

17.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$194 PKR 54.5K

$148 ৳18K

31.56%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$771 PKR 216.1K

$854 ৳104.3K

-9.74%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$587 PKR 164.6K

$404 ৳49.3K

45.47%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$168 PKR 47K

$245 ৳29.9K

-31.60%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

19.88

11.67

70.35%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Lahore: December 1, 2025

Last update for Chittagong: November 29, 2025

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