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

🙂 Solo nomad: Lahore is 2.8% cheaper than Chittagong without rent, and 36% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lahore is 5.2% cheaper than Chittagong without rent, and 17.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.14 PKR 599

$1.66 ৳203

28.92%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$13.91 PKR 3,883

$14.73 ৳1,799

-5.57%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.32 PKR 1,206

$7.47 ৳912

-42.17%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.75 PKR 769

$5.83 ৳712

-52.83%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.60 PKR 1,005

$4.04 ৳494

-10.89%

Cappuccino

$2.28 PKR 636

$1.68 ৳205

35.71%

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

$0.32 PKR 90.5

$0.38 ৳46.74

-15.79%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.21 PKR 58.6

$0.15 ৳17.93

40.00%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.96 PKR 267

$0.74 ৳90.2

29.73%

White Bread (500g)

$0.62 PKR 172

$0.58 ৳70.3

6.90%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.17 PKR 325

$0.66 ৳80.4

77.27%

Eggs

$1.22 PKR 340

$1.18 ৳144

3.39%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.12 PKR 1,710

$8.87 ৳1,083

-31.00%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.92 PKR 817

$1.68 ৳205

73.81%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.43 PKR 1,238

$7.35 ৳898

-39.73%

Apples (1kg)

$1.07 PKR 299

$2.25 ৳275

-52.44%

Banana (1kg)

$0.61 PKR 170

$1.01 ৳123

-39.60%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.57 PKR 158

$2.13 ৳261

-73.24%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.47 PKR 132

$0.84 ৳103

-44.05%

Potato (1kg)

$0.33 PKR 91.6

$0.44 ৳53.5

-25.00%

Onion (1kg)

$0.48 PKR 133

$0.85 ৳103

-43.53%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.48 PKR 134

$0.38 ৳45.87

26.32%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.38 PKR 106

$0.25 ৳30.38

52.00%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$0.69 PKR 194

$8.52 ৳1,041

-91.90%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 PKR 145

$0.85 ৳104

-38.82%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.08 PKR 301

$1.51 ৳184

-28.48%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.93 PKR 538

$2.95 ৳360

-34.58%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.18 PKR 49.39

$0.17 ৳20.57

5.88%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.11 PKR 1,985

$4.17 ৳509

70.50%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.73 PKR 204

$0.81 ৳98.5

-9.88%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.49 PKR 137

$0.40 ৳48.43

22.50%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.81 PKR 505

$2.47 ৳302

-26.72%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.89 PKR 250

$1.05 ৳128

-15.24%

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

$17.5K PKR 4.9M

$33.2K ৳4.1M

-47.26%

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

$23.6K PKR 6.6M

$33.9K ৳4.1M

-30.33%

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

$138 PKR 38.4K

$22.47 ৳2,745

512.33%

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

$5.30 PKR 1,479

$5.58 ৳682

-5.02%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.44 PKR 4,869

$13.49 ৳1,648

29.28%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$13.33 PKR 3,722

$15.41 ৳1,882

-13.50%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.83 PKR 1,628

$11.23 ৳1,372

-48.09%

Cinema Ticket

$4.35 PKR 1,215

$3.23 ৳394

34.67%

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

$34.41 PKR 9,608

$29.26 ৳3,575

17.60%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,235 PKR 344.9K

$1,390 ৳169.8K

-11.13%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$14.89 PKR 4,157

$20.61 ৳2,517

-27.75%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.35 PKR 6,521

$18.38 ৳2,245

27.04%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$72.4 PKR 20.2K

$52.6 ৳6,419

37.68%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$29.91 PKR 8,352

$34.20 ৳4,178

-12.54%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$120 PKR 33.6K

$130 ৳15.8K

-7.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$76.1 PKR 21.2K

$58.3 ৳7,120

30.52%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$286 PKR 79.7K

$244 ৳29.8K

17.03%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$187 PKR 52.3K

$148 ৳18.1K

26.70%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$757 PKR 211.4K

$817 ৳99.8K

-7.38%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$596 PKR 166.5K

$457 ৳55.8K

30.58%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$184 PKR 51.4K

$267 ৳32.6K

-31.02%

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: March 3, 2026

Last update for Chittagong: March 3, 2026

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