Cost of living comparison
Lahore is 74.2% cheaper than Dubai.
If you lived in Lahore instead of Dubai, you would:
pay 76.3% less for restaurants
|
Dubai
|
Lahore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$1.41
Rs391
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$3.08
Rs856
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
AED3.94
|
$0.19
Rs54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
AED1.99
|
$0.14
Rs39
|
|
pay 65.5% less for groceries
|
Dubai
|
Lahore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
AED5.51
|
$0.53
Rs147
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.40
AED19.83
|
$2.55
Rs708
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.80
|
$2.20
Rs611
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
AED11.70
|
$1.01
Rs281
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
AED14.38
|
$1.02
Rs284
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.85
|
$0.45
Rs124
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
AED2.94
|
$0.24
Rs68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.03
|
$0.29
Rs80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AED2.60
|
$0.21
Rs59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.11
Rs31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
AED1.57
|
$0.20
Rs57
|
|
pay 61.1% less for transportation
|
Dubai
|
Lahore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
AED12.94
|
$3.23
Rs897
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.58
AED340.01
|
$5.28
Rs1,467
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,092.56
AED99,502.84
|
$10,563.38
Rs2,933,384
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.02
AED36.80
|
$1.94
Rs538
|
|
pay 82.5% less for housing
|
Dubai
|
Lahore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.53
AED343.51
|
$18.54
Rs5,149
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,961.16
AED7,202.77
|
$103.43
Rs28,723
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,111.13
AED4,080.84
|
$67.45
Rs18,731
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.77
AED553.73
|
$58.30
Rs16,189
|
|
pay 92.2% less for childcare
|
Dubai
|
Lahore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$765.32
AED2,810.79
|
$44.47
Rs12,348
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,178.90
AED41,056.73
|
$1,078.87
Rs299,596
|
|
pay 78.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dubai
|
Lahore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.07
AED48.00
|
$2.38
Rs660
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.27
AED19.36
|
$1.50
Rs415
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$0.99
Rs274
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.99
AED268.07
|
$12.92
Rs3,588
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
AED47.00
|
$3.52
Rs978
|
|
pay 63.2% less for clothing
|
Dubai
|
Lahore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
AED213.17
|
$10.51
Rs2,919
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.68
AED193.48
|
$21.06
Rs5,847
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.07
AED323.44
|
$47.54
Rs13,200
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.62
AED329.14
|
$31.55
Rs8,763
|
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