Lahore vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$151
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$2188
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
69
44
😀 Quality of life
51
70
🏙️ Population
11.1M
157K

The cost of living in Lahore is 72% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8998th and 3950th ($386 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Pakistan and Bahrain, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6245th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$11.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$10676

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$337
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604