Dubai vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$994
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$205
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
64
69
😀 Quality of life
88
51
🏙️ Population
3.33M
11.1M

The cost of living in Dubai is 478% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 1218th and 8998th ($2229 vs $386) 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 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 0.5 months in Lahore. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 189th and 6245th 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
$9.9
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$4.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$1054

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$337
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352