Lahore vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$151
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$1519
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
20
😀 Quality of life
51
52
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.18M

The cost of living in Lahore is 57% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8998th and 6017th ($386 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 15th 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 Medina. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6245th and 6150th 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
$1.97
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$8.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$9496

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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
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$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964