Lahore vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$151
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$376
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
35
😀 Quality of life
51
23
🏙️ Population
11.1M
2.96M

The cost of living in Lahore is 26% less expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8998th and 8335th ($386 vs $523) 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 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6245th and 8884th 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
$1.97
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.82
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$5.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$2959

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$337
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$508
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$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
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$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$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
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$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
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840