Lahore vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$151
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$1784
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
69
41
😀 Quality of life
51
54
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.68M

The cost of living in Lahore is 63% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8998th and 5103rd ($386 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6245th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$4708

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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
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490