Lahore vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1020
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$174
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.9
$2278
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
71
45
😀 Quality of life
49
76
🏙️ Population
11.1M
298K

The cost of living in Lahore is 67% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8919th and 4555th ($432 vs $1309) 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 1.7 months in Manama. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6762nd and 1317th 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
$2.15
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.7
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.96%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.44
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.1
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1393
$10032

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$379
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545