Chengdu vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$251
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$177
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
94
69
😀 Quality of life
72
46
🏙️ Population
20.9M
11.1M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 63% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 7209th and 8968th ($660 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 4th in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 1933rd and 6453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Lahore

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Chengdu Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$1046

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$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