Gujranwala vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gujranwala	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$240	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$600	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$73.5	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$123	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$96	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.4	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$115	$1455
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	43	100
😀 Quality of life	28	78
🏙️ Population	2.03M	24.9M

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 80% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9287th and 4461st ($240 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 6th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gujranwala compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Gujranwala ranked 10th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8622nd and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gujranwala vs Shanghai

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	Gujranwala	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.02	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$6.66	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.42	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.39	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.25	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$64.2	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$33.2	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$71.3	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.3	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.4	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.44%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$400	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.97	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.77	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.89	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.28	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.55	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.43	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.49	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.39	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.32	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$9.7	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.32	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.4	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.25	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.8	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.7	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.9	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1081	$28143

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$268
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$303
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$277
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$298
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$386
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$508
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$399
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$278
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$344
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$289
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$399
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$330
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$260
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$394
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$290
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$337
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$364
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$389
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$448
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$393
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$281
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$238
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$338
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$365
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$401
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$328
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$307
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$335
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$282
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$352
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$311
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$307
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$250
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$267
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$255
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$357

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740