Lahore vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$4464
🏠 One person rent
$151
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$1909
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$3795
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
69
94
😀 Quality of life
51
93
🏙️ Population
11.1M
592K

The cost of living in Lahore is 81% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8998th and 1756th ($386 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Pakistan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6245th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$5.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$12166

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$240
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$303
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$298
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$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
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$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
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$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1890
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$1804
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$1850
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$1886
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$1836
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2205
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1822
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1832
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2055
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2135
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2465
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1833
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2545
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$1894
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2092
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$1981
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1647
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2001
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1841
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1376
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1965
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1650
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1756
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1631
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1818
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1909
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1539
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$1971
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1413
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413