Guangzhou vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$333
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$177
😷 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 6602nd and 8968th ($763 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th 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 1036th and 6453rd 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
$3.58
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.55
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$4.14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$1046

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$376
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338