Faisalabad vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Faisalabad Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$319
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$784
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$115
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$203
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$123
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$1649
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
43
96
😀 Quality of life
40
79
🏙️ Population
3.2M
17.7M

The cost of living in Faisalabad is 67% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 9185th and 5948th ($319 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 13th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Faisalabad compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Faisalabad ranked 5th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6906th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Faisalabad vs Shenzhen

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Faisalabad Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.12
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$59
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$776
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$902
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.71
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.64
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.66
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.59
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.72
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.9
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$25.1
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$785
$24117

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$456
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$380
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$376
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$406
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$308
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$280
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$360
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$330
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$358
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$500
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$335
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$328
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$371
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$344
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$378
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$376
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$439
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$407
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$294
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$323
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$430
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$374
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$338
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$372
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$277
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$388
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$358
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$252
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$397
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$441
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$268
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$354
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$2427
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$2753
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$641
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$678
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$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
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$783
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$780
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$774
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$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
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$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
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$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
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$725
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$807
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$671
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$821
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$538
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$618