Lahore vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1000
$1331
🏠 One person rent
$175
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$148
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.7
$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85.4
$112
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
35
😀 Quality of life
48
38
🏙️ Population
11.1M
2.96M

The cost of living in Lahore is 24% less expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8922nd and 8195th ($427 vs $560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Pakistan and Yemen, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6783rd and 8072nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Sanaa

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Lahore Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.14
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.7
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.49
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.3
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$192
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$131
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.49%
12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$622
$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$525
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.24
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.15
$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.71
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.04
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.25
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.6
$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1207
$3336

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$368
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$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
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$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$498
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$500
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$512
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$499
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$498
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$522
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$860
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$517
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$911
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$560
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$586
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$903
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$499
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$559
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$500
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$918
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$826
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$533
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$502
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$500
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$694
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1169
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1175
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1016
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1162
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$971
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$864
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1155
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1627
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$817
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$1031