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
PKR392.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$3.08
PKR858.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
AED3.94
|
$0.19
PKR54.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
AED1.99
|
$0.14
PKR39.23
|
|
pay 65.5% less for groceries
Dubai
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
AED5.51
|
$0.53
PKR147.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.40
AED19.83
|
$2.55
PKR709.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.80
|
$2.20
PKR612.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
AED11.71
|
$1.01
PKR282.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
AED14.38
|
$1.02
PKR284.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.85
|
$0.45
PKR123.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
AED2.94
|
$0.24
PKR68.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.03
|
$0.29
PKR80.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AED2.60
|
$0.21
PKR59.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.11
PKR31.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
AED1.57
|
$0.20
PKR56.86
|
|
pay 61.1% less for transportation
Dubai
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
AED12.95
|
$3.23
PKR899.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.58
AED340.03
|
$5.28
PKR1,470.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,092.56
AED99,508.26
|
$10,563.38
PKR2,941,901.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.02
AED36.80
|
$1.94
PKR539.35
|
|
pay 82.5% less for housing
Dubai
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.53
AED343.53
|
$18.54
PKR5,163.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,961.16
AED7,203.16
|
$103.43
PKR28,806.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,111.13
AED4,081.07
|
$67.45
PKR18,785.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.77
AED553.76
|
$58.30
PKR16,235.78
|
|
pay 92.2% less for childcare
Dubai
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$765.32
AED2,810.95
|
$44.47
PKR12,384.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,178.90
AED41,058.97
|
$1,078.87
PKR300,466.20
|
|
pay 78.3% less for entertainment and sports
Dubai
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.07
AED48.00
|
$2.38
PKR661.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.27
AED19.36
|
$1.50
PKR416.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$0.99
PKR274.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.99
AED268.09
|
$12.92
PKR3,598.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
AED47.00
|
$3.52
PKR980.63
|
|
pay 63.2% less for clothing
Dubai
|
Lahore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
AED213.18
|
$10.51
PKR2,927.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.68
AED193.50
|
$21.06
PKR5,864.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.07
AED323.46
|
$47.54
PKR13,238.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.62
AED329.16
|
$31.55
PKR8,787.99
|
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