Lahore vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$406
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$161
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$2228
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
69
65
😀 Quality of life
46
83
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.25M

The cost of living in Lahore is 73% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8968th and 3679th ($406 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th 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 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6453rd and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$186
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.56
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.4
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1046
$5054

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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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507