Lahore vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$406
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$161
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$1630
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
20
😀 Quality of life
46
67
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.41M

The cost of living in Lahore is 52% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8968th and 6257th ($406 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6453rd and 3833rd 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
$1.8
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$186
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.56
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.4
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1046
$7706

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Distance City Cost of living
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$376
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934