Lahore vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lahore	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$411	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$163	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$338	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$142	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$653
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	69	40
😀 Quality of life	46	63
🏙️ Population	11.1M	573K

The cost of living in Lahore is 42% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 8934th and 6866th ($411 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Pakistan and Morocco, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 6486th and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Rabat

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	Lahore	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.06	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.8	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$289	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$187	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.71%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$587	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.75	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.76	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.7	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.55	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.97	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.04	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.27	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.84	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.36	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.47	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$15	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$37.1	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1172	$5394

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Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$383
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$321
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$308
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$380
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$281
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$373
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$300
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$358
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$305
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$306
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$389
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$287
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$355
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$441
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$342
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$458
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$354
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$292
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$356
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$365
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$369
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$442
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$361
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$272
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$354
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$382
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$273
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$251
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$392
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$321
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$283
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$379
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$265
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$366
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$372
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$346

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430