Lahore vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$183
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$166
$589
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
44
😀 Quality of life
52
64
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.4M

The cost of living in Lahore is 52% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8860th and 6046th ($450 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Lahore ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6510th and 5297th 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
$2.48
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.7
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.5
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.38%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$834
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$617
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.98
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.83
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.6
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.97
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40.3
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1609
$8817

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Distance City Cost of living
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$396
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$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
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$904
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$739
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$778
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$776
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$863
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$656
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1039
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$721
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$693
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$578
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$665
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1426
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$691
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$658
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$676
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$568
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$820
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$789
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$639
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$684
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$607
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$577
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$629
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$594
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$593
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$618
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$503
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$509
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$653
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$492
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$580
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$433
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$722
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$594
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$627
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1108
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$460
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$672