Dongguan vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$1020
🏠 One person rent
$259
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$155
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$98.9
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
67
71
😀 Quality of life
71
49
🏙️ Population
10.5M
11.1M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 54% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 7469th and 8919th ($666 vs $432) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 3rd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 3662nd and 6762nd 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
$2.36
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$3.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$1393

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$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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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