Dubai vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$1000
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$282
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$148
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$85.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
65
69
😀 Quality of life
91
48
🏙️ Population
3.94M
11.1M

The cost of living in Dubai is 490% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 848th and 8922nd ($2514 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 158th and 6783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$1207

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$368
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334