Cost of living comparison
Dubai is 6.7 times more expensive than Lahore.
If you lived in Dubai instead of Lahore, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Lahore
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.41
Rs391
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.08
Rs856
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
Rs54
|
$1.07
AED3.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
Rs39
|
$0.54
AED1.99
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Lahore
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
Rs147
|
$1.50
AED5.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
Rs708
|
$5.40
AED19.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.20
Rs611
|
$7.02
AED25.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.01
Rs281
|
$3.19
AED11.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.02
Rs284
|
$3.92
AED14.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
Rs124
|
$1.05
AED3.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Rs68
|
$0.80
AED2.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
Rs80
|
$0.82
AED3.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
Rs59
|
$0.71
AED2.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.11
Rs31
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
Rs57
|
$0.43
AED1.57
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for transportation
Lahore
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.23
Rs898
|
$3.52
AED12.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.28
Rs1,468
|
$92.58
AED339.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,563.38
Rs2,935,077
|
$27,092.56
AED99,494.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
Rs538
|
$10.02
AED36.80
|
|
pay 10.8 times more for housing
Lahore
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.54
Rs5,152
|
$93.53
AED343.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$103.43
Rs28,739
|
$1,961.16
AED7,202.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.45
Rs18,742
|
$1,111.13
AED4,080.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.30
Rs16,198
|
$150.77
AED553.68
|
|
pay 13.8 times more for childcare
Lahore
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.47
Rs12,355
|
$765.32
AED2,810.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,078.87
Rs299,769
|
$11,178.90
AED41,053.38
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Lahore
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
Rs660
|
$13.07
AED48.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
Rs416
|
$5.27
AED19.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.99
Rs274
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.92
Rs3,590
|
$72.99
AED268.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.52
Rs978
|
$12.80
AED47.00
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Lahore
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.51
Rs2,921
|
$58.04
AED213.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.06
Rs5,851
|
$52.68
AED193.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.54
Rs13,208
|
$88.07
AED323.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.55
Rs8,768
|
$89.62
AED329.11
|
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