Changsha vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$617
$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1638
$1020
🏠 One person rent
$214
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$155
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1009
$98.9
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
90
71
😀 Quality of life
72
49
🏙️ Population
10M
11.1M

The cost of living in Changsha is 43% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 7792nd and 8919th ($617 vs $432) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 3rd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changsha compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Changsha ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 3307th and 6762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Lahore

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Changsha Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.89
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$3.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2339
$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3257
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.14
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.1
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8507
$1393

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323