Cost of living in Lahore 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Lahore, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
16.1
84% cheaper than New York
LahoreUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 55,000 PKR $198
1-bed apartment, outside centre 35,000 PKR $126
3-bed apartment, centre 110,000 PKR $396
Room in shared flat 22,000 PKR $79
Buy price per m2 220,000 PKR $792
Living cost excl. rent 58,000 PKR $209
Typical net salary 110,000 PKR $396
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.