Dortmund vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$1020
🏠 One person rent
$750
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$155
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$98.9
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
94
71
😀 Quality of life
95
49
🏙️ Population
595K
11.1M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 279% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 3504th and 8919th ($1637 vs $432) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 3rd in Germany and Pakistan, respectively. Check Germany vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 33rd and 6762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Lahore

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Dortmund Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$3.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$1393

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323