Dongguan vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$1000
🏠 One person rent
$263
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$282
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$148
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$85.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
69
69
😀 Quality of life
72
48
🏙️ Population
10.5M
11.1M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 55% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 7341st and 8922nd ($662 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 3rd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 3389th and 6783rd 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
$2.78
$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$1207

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$368
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334