Lahore vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1020
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$174
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.9
$1243
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
23
😀 Quality of life
49
69
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.41M

The cost of living in Lahore is 63% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8919th and 4849th ($432 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 1.1 months in Medina. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6762nd and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Medina

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Lahore Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.15
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.7
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.96%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.44
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.1
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1393
$5515

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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
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$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010