Lahore vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$406
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$161
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$406
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
35
😀 Quality of life
46
19
🏙️ Population
11.1M
2.96M

The cost of living in Lahore is 26% less expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8968th and 8269th ($406 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Pakistan and Yemen, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 6453rd and 8890th 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
$1.8
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$186
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.56
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.4
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1046
$2963

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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
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810