Dongguan vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$257
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
69
69
😀 Quality of life
69
46
🏙️ Population
10.5M
11.1M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 67% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 7055th and 8968th ($678 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 4th in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 3115th and 6453rd 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
$2.12
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$1046

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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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