Dubai vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1020
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$155
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$98.9
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
66
71
😀 Quality of life
90
49
🏙️ Population
3.94M
11.1M

The cost of living in Dubai is 460% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 1039th and 8919th ($2420 vs $432) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 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 203rd and 6762nd 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
$10.2
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$3.6
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$1393

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

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