Foshan vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$611
$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1771
$1020
🏠 One person rent
$230
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$155
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.4
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$780
$98.9
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
93
71
😀 Quality of life
72
49
🏙️ Population
9.5M
11.1M

The cost of living in Foshan is 41% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 7844th and 8919th ($611 vs $432) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 3rd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 3253rd and 6762nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Lahore

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Foshan Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.62
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.7
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.79%
15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1783
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.24
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.73
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.29
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.5
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22493
$1393

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$782
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$848
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$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664

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$379
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$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
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$427
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$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
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$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
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$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
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$417
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$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
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$250
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$370
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$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323