Lahore vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1020
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$174
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.9
$1156
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
71
41
😀 Quality of life
49
58
🏙️ Population
11.1M
2.43M

The cost of living in Lahore is 61% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8919th and 5028th ($432 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 1 months in Mecca. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6762nd and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Mecca

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Lahore Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.15
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.7
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.96%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.44
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.1
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1393
$4622

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514