Guangzhou vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$450
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$342
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$63.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$166
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
71
😀 Quality of life
77
52
🏙️ Population
18.7M
11.1M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 74% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 6854th and 8860th ($785 vs $450) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 2nd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Lahore ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 1149th and 6510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Lahore

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Guangzhou Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$3.58
 Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$127
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$83.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
14.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$3.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$5.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$0.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$8.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$40.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$1609

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$396
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$397
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$332
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$309
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$382
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$313
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$335
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$340
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$346
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$339
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$359
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$393
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$286
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$371
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$391
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$350
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$334
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$446
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$253
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$256
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$440
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$321