Dortmund vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$994
🏠 One person rent
$648
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
93
69
😀 Quality of life
77
51
🏙️ Population
587K
11.1M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 263% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 3822nd and 8998th ($1401 vs $386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 3rd in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 0.5 months in Lahore. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 764th and 6245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$4.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$1054

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

Cities near Lahore

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