Guangzhou vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$994
🏠 One person rent
$333
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
97
69
😀 Quality of life
75
51
🏙️ Population
18.7M
11.1M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 92% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 6607th and 8998th ($742 vs $386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 3rd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Lahore. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 955th and 6245th 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
$4.17
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$4.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$1054

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$337
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352