Lahore vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$406
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$4999
🏠 One person rent
$161
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$3835
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
69
94
😀 Quality of life
46
94
🏙️ Population
11.1M
664K

The cost of living in Lahore is 82% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8968th and 1336th ($406 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Pakistan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6453rd and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$6.41
 Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$186
$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$22.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.56
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.4
$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1046
$10888

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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
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2053
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2094
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2375
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1865
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2859
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1975
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1762
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1831
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1709
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1611
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2017
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1442
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592