Lahore vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$183
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$166
$1337
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
23
😀 Quality of life
52
69
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.41M

The cost of living in Lahore is 61% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8860th and 4843rd ($450 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Lahore ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6510th and 4103rd 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
$2.48
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.7
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.5
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.38%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$834
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$617
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.98
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.83
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.6
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.97
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40.3
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1609
$5520

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$396
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$397
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$332
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$309
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$382
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$313
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$335
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$340
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$346
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$339
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$359
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$393
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$286
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$371
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$391
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$350
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$334
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$446
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$253
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$256
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$440
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$321

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077