Changsha vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$994
🏠 One person rent
$178
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$205
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
69
😀 Quality of life
70
51
🏙️ Population
10M
11.1M

The cost of living in Changsha is 38% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8258th and 8998th ($533 vs $386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 3rd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 0.5 months in Lahore. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 2707th and 6245th 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
$3.13
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$4.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$1054

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$337
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352