Lahore vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$406
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$161
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$2207
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
69
44
😀 Quality of life
46
72
🏙️ Population
11.1M
298K

The cost of living in Lahore is 68% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8968th and 4400th ($406 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Pakistan and Bahrain, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6453rd and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Manama

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Lahore Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$186
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.56
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.4
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1046
$10026

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Distance City Cost of living
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$376
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520