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Cost of Living in Lahore

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amazing

food

super

gonna

foreigner

pollution

Pakistani people are amazing and as long as you get enough data on your phone (20GB goes for about 4$) internet is not an issue at all. All hotels have Wi-Fi and even though not always great, generally it's good enough.

Like I said, Pakistani people are incredible and the food is super super cheap. You'll have a hard time spending more than 10$ in a day. Next to that, you're gonna be the only foreigner in Lahore, even though it's such a big city. Most people have never seen a foreigner and are very happy to be your friend.

They'll never ask anything of you and actually, will want to pay EVERYTHING for you. Your drinks, your food... no way a Pakistani is gonna let you pay.

Lahore is an amazing town with lots to discover and an amazing culture.

The downsides are the heavy pollution, not only the air, but also the trash people leave on the streets. Cars keep honking at each other for fun, including noise pollution. If you can get over that, it's an amazing place to stay for a week to a few weeks.

2 years ago

✅ Affordable to live

✅ Pretty safe

✅ Warm now

✅ Warm in the spring

✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot

✅ Good hospitals

✅ Not many people smoke tobacco

✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse

❌ Freedom of speech is weak

❌ Not very democratic

❌ Pretty slow internet

❌ Not much to do

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Very hot in the summer

❌ Very dry air now

❌ Bad air quality year round

❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here

❌ Feels crowded

❌ Difficult to do business

❌ Quality of education is low

❌ Roads can be dangerous

❌ People don't speak English well

❌ Not safe for women

❌ Not family friendly

❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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Nov

Dec

Feels

61 16°
cool

70 21°
mild

77 25°
warm

81 27°
warm

91 33°
hot

97 36°
hot

93 34°
hot

97 36°
hot

91 33°
hot

86 30°
warm

75 24°
warm

64 18°
cool

Real

60 16°
cool

70 21°
mild

79 26°
warm

86 30°
very warm

95 35°
hot

99 37°
hot

93 34°
hot

95 35°
hot

91 33°
hot

89 32°
hot

75 24°
warm

64 18°
cool

Humidity

nice
31%

too dry
26%

too dry
20%

too dry
14%

too dry
20%

nice
32%

nice
31%

nice
35%

too dry
25%

too dry
21%

too dry
24%

Most common

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

Rain

dry
28mm

dry
5mm

dry
37mm

dry
29mm

dry
21mm

dry
38mm

rainy
168mm

rainy
90mm

rainy
63mm

dry
7mm

dry
1mm

Cloud

pockets
17%

pockets
16%

pockets
14%

pockets
29%

pockets
27%

pockets
20%

pockets
39%

pockets
26%

pockets
21%

clear
9%

clear
6%

pockets
17%

Air quality

bad
211 US AQI

bad
248 US AQI

bad
177 US AQI

bad
160 US AQI

bad
136 US AQI

bad
123 US AQI

bad
153 US AQI

bad
193 US AQI

bad
242 US AQI

bad
295 US AQI

Sun

seek shade
4 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

avoid sun
8 UVI

avoid sun
9 UVI

avoid sun
11 UVI

avoid sun
8 UVI

avoid sun
9 UVI

avoid sun
8 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

seek shade
3 UVI

Remote workers

350 people

200 people

467 people

200 people

233 people

257 people

200 people

250 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Not all nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

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Amritsar

India

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 20° 68° 19° 66°

🚕2h

$939 / mo

10 Mbps

Gujranwala

Pakistan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety bad

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🌥 Feels 20° 68° 19° 65°

🚕2h

$729 / mo

3 Mbps

Sialkot

Pakistan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 20° 68° 19° 65°

🚕4h

$1,333 / mo

3 Mbps

Faisalabad

Pakistan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 20° 68° 19° 67°

✈️11min

$718 / mo

4 Mbps

Ludhiana

India

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 20° 68° 19° 67°

✈️13min

$1,059 / mo

10 Mbps

Sargodha

Pakistan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 20° 68° 19° 66°

✈️14min

$714 / mo

3 Mbps

McLeod Ganj

India

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 11° 52° 11° 53°

✈️16min

$1,277 / mo

34 Mbps

Chandigarh

India

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 20° 68° 19° 67°

✈️20min

$1,323 / mo

10 Mbps

Rawalpindi

Pakistan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety bad

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☀️ Feels 16° 61° 15° 59° AQI 155 😷

✈️21min

$761 / mo

4 Mbps

Islamabad

Pakistan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 14° 57° 14° 58°

✈️22min

$1,461 / mo

4 Mbps

Srinagar

India

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌨 Feels 8° 46° 8° 47°

✈️23min

$1,722 / mo

11 Mbps

Multan

Pakistan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 20° 68° 20° 67°

✈️25min

$793 / mo

4 Mbps

Karachi

Pakistan

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😝 Cheap

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety bad

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☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 72° AQI 166 😷

✈️1h

$900 / mo

🌇 Also went here8 people

Mumbai

India

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 29° 84° 28° 83° AQI 170 😷

✈️2h

$1,390 / mo

🌇 Also went here6 people

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 78° AQI 104 😷

✈️3h

$4,274 / mo

🌇 Also went here17 people

Doha

Qatar

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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☀️ Feels 23° 73° 23° 74°

✈️3h

$4,809 / mo

🌇 Also went here7 people

Colombo

Sri Lanka

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 32° 90° 28° 82° 🥵 AQI 59 😷

✈️4h

$1,375 / mo

🌇 Also went here7 people

Chiang Mai

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 33° 91° 29° 84° AQI 70 😷

✈️4h

$1,147 / mo

🌇 Also went here9 people

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 35° 95° 32° 90° 🥵 AQI 128 😷

✈️4h

$1,524 / mo

🌇 Also went here15 people

Istanbul

Turkey

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 10° 50° 11° 51° AQI 79 😷

✈️6h

$1,932 / mo

🌇 Also went here9 people

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 35° 95° 29° 84° 🥵 AQI 53 😷

✈️6h

$1,363 / mo

🌇 Also went here11 people

Singapore

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety great

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🌧 Feels 34° 93° 29° 84°

✈️6h

$4,587 / mo

🌇 Also went here12 people

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 2° 36° 5° 41° AQI 62 😷

✈️8h

$4,746 / mo

🌇 Also went here9 people

Canggu, Bali

Indonesia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 34° 93° 29° 84° AQI 50

✈️8h

$1,925 / mo

🌇 Also went here8 people

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 6° 43° 8° 46° AQI 25

✈️8h

$5,515 / mo

🌇 Also went here9 people

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 12° 54° 12° 53° AQI 3

✈️10h

$3,046 / mo

🌇 Also went here6 people

New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 😡 Slow

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 11° 52° 11° 51°

✈️15h

$7,344 / mo

🌇 Also went here8 people

200 remote workers in Lahore now, of which 1+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

Members who will be here soon

Members who have been here

Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Not all nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

⭐️ Total score	2.7/5 (Rank #312) 25 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍1 liked it 👎0 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Bad
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	😙 Affordable: $1,174 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 5Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🌞 Nice: 19°C67°F (feels 20°C68°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	🌵 Too dry: 14%
💨 Air quality (now)	☠️ Very unhealthy: 291 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	😷 Unhealthy : 156 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
🤮 Food safety*	Okay
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Okay
🤝 Lack of racism*	Good
🎓 Education level*	Low
⚡️ Power grid	Very bad
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Good
💰 Income level*	Very low: $122 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Bad
😤 People density	🤨 Busy: 13k ppl/km² (1 per 9x9m)
🚶 Walkability	Okay
🚦 Traffic safety*	Bad
✈️ Airline scores*	Okay
🧳 Lost luggage*	Okay
🏥 Hospitals	Good
😄 Happiness*	Bad
🍸 Nightlife	Bad
📶 Free WiFi in city	Bad
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Okay
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Okay
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Okay
👩 Female friendly	Bad
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Bad
🎅 Startup Score	Bad

🌍 Continent	Asia
🚩 Country	Pakistan
🗓️ Average trip length	30 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	5 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	☀️ 19°C 67°F + 🌵 Too dry (14%) = feels 20°C 68°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👎☠️ 291 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 🚬 🚬 / day
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👎☠️ 156 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Careem
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 1,000 PKR in USD	USD 3.60
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	PKR 100,000 = USD 360
💳 Cashless	💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners)
💻 Best coworking space	OfficeSpace
💻 Best alt. coworking space	Plan9-TechHub
☕️ Best coffee place	ARCADIAN CAFÉ
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place	CAFÉ ACACIA
🚰 Tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
♻️ Return rate	👍12% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	11,000,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$1,462 / year
😤 Population density	🤨 busy: 9x9m (81m²) per person
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 53% 👱‍♀️ 47%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 53% 👱‍♀️ 47%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 78% 👱‍♀️ 22%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Religious
🏠 Apartment listings	OLX
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Pakistan International Airlines
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Flynas
🏥 Best hospital	Hameed Latif Hospital

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$1,174 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$511 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$710 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$203 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$1,331 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$1,309 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$374 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$62 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$43 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$117 / month
🍛 Dinner	$1
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$0
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$1
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$2
👩‍🏫 International school	$1,172 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$1 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$1 / trip