Lahore vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$151
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$365
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
43
😀 Quality of life
51
55
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.4M

The cost of living in Lahore is 51% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8998th and 6405th ($386 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Pakistan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6245th and 5931st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Ulaanbaatar

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Lahore Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$5952

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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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$759
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$576
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$607
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$589
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$491
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$674
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$997
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$679
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$673
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$563
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1345
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$674
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$677
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$640
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$444
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$776
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$707
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$647
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$643
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$614
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$535
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$625
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$573
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$578
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$603
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$593
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$572
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$504
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$602
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$510
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$576
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$581
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$700
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$560
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$628
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1065
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$666
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$625