Lahore vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$183
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$166
$2274
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
71
66
😀 Quality of life
52
86
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.25M

The cost of living in Lahore is 71% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8860th and 3851st ($450 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Lahore ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6510th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Sharjah

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Lahore Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.7
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.5
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.38%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$834
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$617
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.98
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.83
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.6
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.97
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40.3
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1609
$8199

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$396
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$397
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$332
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$309
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$382
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$313
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$335
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$340
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$346
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$339
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$359
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$393
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$286
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$371
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$391
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$350
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$334
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$446
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$253
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$256
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$440
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$321

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469