Lahore vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$151
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$1705
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
69
44
😀 Quality of life
51
68
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.42M

The cost of living in Lahore is 66% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8998th and 4635th ($386 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Pakistan and Oman, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6245th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Muscat

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Lahore Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$8464

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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
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$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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$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646