Dongguan vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$994
🏠 One person rent
$181
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
69
69
😀 Quality of life
71
51
🏙️ Population
10.5M
11.1M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 53% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 7769th and 8998th ($589 vs $386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 3rd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 0.5 months in Lahore. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 2370th and 6245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Lahore

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Dongguan Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.08
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$2.55
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$4.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$1054

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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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