Lahore vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1020
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$174
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.9
$1786
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
71
42
😀 Quality of life
49
74
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.42M

The cost of living in Lahore is 62% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8919th and 4940th ($432 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Pakistan and Oman, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6762nd and 2105th 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
$2.15
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.7
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.96%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.44
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.1
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1393
$10792

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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
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$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
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465