Dubai vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2379
$411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5357
$1052
🏠 One person rent
$1601
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$2918
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$179
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
65
69
😀 Quality of life
87
46
🏙️ Population
3.33M
11.1M

The cost of living in Dubai is 479% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 989th and 8934th ($2379 vs $411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 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 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 288th and 6486th 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
$10.9
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$6.1
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1909
$102
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3782
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.5
$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
19.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6638
$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.2
$5.75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$0.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$37.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13241
$1172

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$374
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$383
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$321
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$281
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$373
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$300
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$358
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$305
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$306
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$389
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$287
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$355
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$441
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$342
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$458
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$354
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$356
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$369
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$401
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$442
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$361
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$272
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$354
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$382
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$273
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$251
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$392
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$342
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$321
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$283
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$265
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$366
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$372
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$346