Guangzhou vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$1052
🏠 One person rent
$352
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$338
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$179
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
97
69
😀 Quality of life
75
46
🏙️ Population
18.7M
11.1M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 88% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 6548th and 8934th ($774 vs $411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 4th in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 1055th and 6486th 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
$3.42
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.84
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$102
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
19.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$5.75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$4.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$0.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$37.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$1172

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$374
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$383
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$321
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$281
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$373
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$300
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$358
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$305
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$306
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$389
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$287
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$355
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$441
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$342
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$458
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$354
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$356
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$369
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$401
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$442
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$361
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$272
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$354
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$382
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$273
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$251
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$392
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$342
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$321
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$283
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$265
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$366
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$372
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$346