Lahore vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$406
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$161
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$1727
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
69
44
😀 Quality of life
46
68
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.42M

The cost of living in Lahore is 63% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8968th and 4893rd ($406 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Pakistan and Oman, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6453rd and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$186
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.56
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.4
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1046
$8649

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$376
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$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
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548