Chongqing vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$224	$163
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$142
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$179
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	88	69
😀 Quality of life	72	46
🏙️ Population	32.1M	11.1M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 54% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 7340th and 8934th ($634 vs $411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 4th in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 1675th and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Lahore

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	Chongqing	Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$102
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	19.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$5.75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$0.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$15
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$37.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$1172

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$383
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$321
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$308
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$380
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$281
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$373
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$300
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$358
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$305
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$306
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$389
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$287
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$355
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$441
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$342
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$458
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$354
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$292
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$356
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$365
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$369
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$442
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$361
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$272
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$354
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$382
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$273
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$251
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$392
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$321
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$283
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$379
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$265
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$366
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$372
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$346