Guangzhou vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$432
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1020
🏠 One person rent
$354
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$155
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$56.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$98.9
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
96
71
😀 Quality of life
74
49
🏙️ Population
18.7M
11.1M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 81% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 6835th and 8919th ($782 vs $432) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 3rd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 2285th and 6762nd 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
$2.86
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$3.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$68.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$210
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$126
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
15.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$4.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$42.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$1393

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$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
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323