Lahore vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1000
$3073
🏠 One person rent
$175
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$148
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.7
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85.4
$2246
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
69
66
😀 Quality of life
48
88
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.25M

The cost of living in Lahore is 70% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8922nd and 4204th ($427 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6783rd and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.14
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.7
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.49
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.3
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$192
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$131
$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.49%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$622
$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$525
$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.24
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.15
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.71
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.04
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.25
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.6
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1207
$6883

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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
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2521
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2514
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$463
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$808
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$545
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$483