Al Ain vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3246
$1000
🏠 One person rent
$889
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$282
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$148
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.3
$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3712
$85.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
38
69
😀 Quality of life
82
48
🏙️ Population
767K
11.1M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 240% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 4123rd and 8922nd ($1449 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 588th and 6783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.58
$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.34
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.42
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.14
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1265
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.3
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1226
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.17
$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.23
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.5
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.38
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.8
$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$602
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5433
$1207

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$2514
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$1942
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$1183
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$1398
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$1730
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$792
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1078
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$1081
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1849
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1770
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$573
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$530
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$568
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$1201
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1237
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$529
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$1230
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$534
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$624
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$557
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$908
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1008
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$873
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$553
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$930
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$604
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$530
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$453
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$477
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$503
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$808
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$817
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$463
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$545

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$368
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$380
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$316
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$302
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$363
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$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
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$337
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$303
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$333
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$372
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$326
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$284
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$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
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$277
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$294
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$347
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$357
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$373
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$416
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$443
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$362
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$270
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$340
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$344
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$265
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$262
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$403
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$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
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$285
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$364
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$248
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$354
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$388
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$334