Dubai vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Dubai Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1924
$322
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4530
$809
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$130
🏘️ Family rent
$2204
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$437
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$39.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$140
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
61
67
😀 Quality of life
90
49
🏙️ Population
3.33M
11.1M

The cost of living in Dubai is 497% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 1903rd and 9119th ($1924 vs $322) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 2.3 months in Dubai compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 130th and 6295th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Lahore

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Dubai Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$1.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.8
$14.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.19
$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.7
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$1.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1453
$94
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$829
$57.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$216
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1737
$162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$46.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.6
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
13.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3907
$366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2398
$257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.9
$5.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$2.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$2.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.58
$0.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$0.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.28
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$3.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.3
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$1.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$11.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$45
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$756
$45
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11590
$1021

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1343
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1129
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1096
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1260
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$799
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1964
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1150
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1797
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$688
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$968
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$689
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$693
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1277
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1245
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1277
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$688
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$952
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$987
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$947
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$880
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$690
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$691
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$687
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$657
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$907
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$686
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$785
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$650
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$863
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$837
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$686

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$210
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$430
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$190
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$193
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$219
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$263
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$221
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$269
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$389
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$187
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$230
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$205
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$223
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$317
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$330
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$376
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$273
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$324
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$255
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$217
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$204
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$297
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$399
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$249
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$311
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$248
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$275
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$392
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$201
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$358
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$276
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$217
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$222
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$327
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$304
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$225
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$393
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$216
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$377
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$223