Foshan vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$994
🏠 One person rent
$156
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
69
😀 Quality of life
73
51
🏙️ Population
9.5M
11.1M

The cost of living in Foshan is 49% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 7900th and 8998th ($575 vs $386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 3rd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 0.5 months in Lahore. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 1721st and 6245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$4.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$1054

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$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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