Abu Dhabi vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$994
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$205
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
52
69
😀 Quality of life
82
51
🏙️ Population
1.48M
11.1M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 402% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 1938th and 8998th ($1936 vs $386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.5 months in Lahore. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 369th and 6245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$4.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$1054

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$337
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352