Lahore vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$151
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$1719
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
69
65
😀 Quality of life
51
82
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.25M

The cost of living in Lahore is 76% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8998th and 3028th ($386 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6245th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$5193

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$337
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$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$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
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$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541