Foshan vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$185
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
69
😀 Quality of life
70
46
🏙️ Population
9.5M
11.1M

The cost of living in Foshan is 49% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 7753rd and 8968th ($602 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 4th in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 2359th and 6453rd 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
$3.6
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$1046

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19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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