Guangzhou vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1000
🏠 One person rent
$322
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$282
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$148
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$85.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
97
69
😀 Quality of life
75
48
🏙️ Population
18.7M
11.1M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 78% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 6838th and 8922nd ($758 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 2100th and 6783rd 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
$2.82
$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$5.15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$1207

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$368
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334