Lahore vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1020
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$174
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.9
$4180
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
71
94
😀 Quality of life
49
95
🏙️ Population
11.1M
664K

The cost of living in Lahore is 84% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8919th and 676th ($432 vs $2637) 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 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6762nd and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Rotterdam

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Lahore Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.15
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.7
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.96%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.44
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.1
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1393
$13439

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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
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727