Lahore vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1000
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$175
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$148
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.7
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85.4
$1982
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
69
46
😀 Quality of life
48
77
🏙️ Population
11.1M
298K

The cost of living in Lahore is 66% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8922nd and 4625th ($427 vs $1237) 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 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6783rd and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Manama

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Lahore Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.14
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.7
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.49
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.3
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$192
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$131
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.49%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$622
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$525
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.24
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.15
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.71
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.04
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.25
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.6
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1207
$8943

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534