Al Ain vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Al Ain	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2765	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$560	$161
🏘️ Family rent	$1195	$332
🍽️ Food expenses	$317	$142
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.7	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3674	$177
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	37	69
😀 Quality of life	79	46
🏙️ Population	767K	11.1M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 159% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 5284th and 8968th ($1050 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 600th and 6453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.15	$3.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$460	$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$820	$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.9	$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.73%	20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2023	$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1222	$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.68	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.18	$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.1	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.7	$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$665	$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6250	$1046

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1232
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2309
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1503
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2084
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$786
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$994
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1110
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1810
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1719
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$687
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$561
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$547
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1218
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1267
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$556
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1226
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$520
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$639
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$531
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$870
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$989
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$878
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$928
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$467
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$546
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$548
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$541
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$537
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$831
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$806
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$489
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$577

Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$500
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$308
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$280
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$380
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$335
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$330
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$310
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$378
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$312
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$319
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$373
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$344
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$407
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$430
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$344
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$456
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$328
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$292
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$360
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$358
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$397
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$439
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$358
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$286
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$388
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$323
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$277
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$252
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$371
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$328
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$284
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$374
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$280
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$372
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$375
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$338