Lahore vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1020
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$174
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.9
$436
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
44
😀 Quality of life
49
62
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.4M

The cost of living in Lahore is 53% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8919th and 6169th ($432 vs $927) 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 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6762nd and 5662nd 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
$2.15
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.7
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.96%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.44
$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.1
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1393
$7641

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$379
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$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$903
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$722
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$771
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$767
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$970
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$650
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1010
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$691
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$679
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$555
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1392
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$667
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$651
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$655
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$543
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$804
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$770
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$636
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$666
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$590
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$566
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$610
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$582
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$581
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$605
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$495
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$555
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$500
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$633
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$484
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$567
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$426
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$709
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$566
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$613
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1044
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$454
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$635