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

🙂 Solo nomad: Lahore is 3.1% cheaper than Chittagong without rent, and 39.2% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lahore is 5.6% cheaper than Chittagong without rent, and 15.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.14 PKR 597

$1.60 ৳196

33.75%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.22 PKR 3,968

$14.51 ৳1,784

-2.00%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.15 PKR 1,157

$7.17 ৳882

-42.12%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.81 PKR 783

$5.68 ৳698

-50.53%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.60 PKR 1,005

$4.00 ৳492

-10.00%

Cappuccino

$2.36 PKR 658

$1.66 ৳205

42.17%

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

$0.33 PKR 91.5

$0.36 ৳44.08

-8.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 PKR 64.2

$0.14 ৳16.93

64.29%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.93 PKR 260

$0.75 ৳91.7

24.00%

White Bread (500g)

$0.60 PKR 168

$0.58 ৳71.4

3.45%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.16 PKR 323

$0.61 ৳74.5

90.16%

Eggs

$1.21 PKR 339

$1.16 ৳143

4.31%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.92 PKR 1,651

$8.98 ৳1,104

-34.08%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.96 PKR 825

$1.67 ৳206

77.25%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.53 PKR 1,264

$7.29 ৳897

-37.86%

Apples (1kg)

$1.06 PKR 297

$2.25 ৳277

-52.89%

Banana (1kg)

$0.63 PKR 176

$0.99 ৳122

-36.36%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.56 PKR 157

$2.06 ৳253

-72.82%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.47 PKR 131

$0.79 ৳97.0

-40.51%

Potato (1kg)

$0.35 PKR 98.6

$0.44 ৳54.6

-20.45%

Onion (1kg)

$0.48 PKR 134

$0.86 ৳105

-44.19%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.47 PKR 132

$0.37 ৳46.01

27.03%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.36 PKR 99.3

$0.25 ৳30.54

44.00%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$0.75 PKR 209

$8.53 ৳1,049

-91.21%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 PKR 153

$0.83 ৳103

-33.73%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.11 PKR 310

$1.52 ৳187

-26.97%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.99 PKR 556

$2.83 ৳348

-29.68%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.20 PKR 55.8

$0.15 ৳18.55

33.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.20 PKR 2,008

$4.06 ৳499

77.34%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.73 PKR 203

$0.78 ৳96.1

-6.41%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.53 PKR 148

$0.39 ৳48.39

35.90%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.75 PKR 488

$2.48 ৳305

-29.44%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.91 PKR 253

$1.01 ৳125

-9.90%

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

$17.5K PKR 4.9M

$33.2K ৳4.1M

-47.50%

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

$23.0K PKR 6.4M

$34.3K ৳4.2M

-32.93%

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

$137 PKR 38.2K

$22.29 ৳2,741

513.86%

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

$5.50 PKR 1,535

$5.85 ৳719

-5.98%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.08 PKR 4,765

$13.05 ৳1,605

30.88%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$13.60 PKR 3,794

$15.41 ৳1,895

-11.75%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.79 PKR 1,616

$11.29 ৳1,388

-48.72%

Cinema Ticket

$4.13 PKR 1,151

$3.25 ৳400

27.08%

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

$34.76 PKR 9,699

$29.92 ৳3,678

16.18%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,243 PKR 346.8K

$1,352 ৳166.2K

-8.05%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.30 PKR 4,269

$20.81 ৳2,558

-26.48%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.78 PKR 6,357

$18.28 ৳2,247

24.62%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$72.4 PKR 20.2K

$52.5 ৳6,453

37.91%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$30.50 PKR 8,509

$34.37 ৳4,226

-11.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$117 PKR 32.6K

$131 ৳16.1K

-10.68%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$75.2 PKR 21.0K

$58.0 ৳7,126

29.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$283 PKR 79.1K

$246 ৳30.3K

15.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$189 PKR 52.6K

$145 ৳17.8K

29.98%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$813 PKR 226.7K

$798 ৳98.1K

1.87%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$618 PKR 172.5K

$441 ৳54.2K

40.34%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$185 PKR 51.6K

$261 ৳32.1K

-29.19%

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: April 12, 2026

Last update for Chittagong: April 12, 2026

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