Gujranwala vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Gujranwala	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$280	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$732	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$77.1	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$119	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$116	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.7	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$115	$1905
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	43	100
😀 Quality of life	24	79
🏙️ Population	2.03M	24.9M

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 75% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9276th and 4780th ($280 vs $1136) 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 0.4 months in Gujranwala compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Gujranwala ranked 11th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8673rd and 571st 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	$1.63	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.28	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.42	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.25	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$78.4	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$36.1	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$107	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$69.2	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.2	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.8	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$727	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$592	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.96	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.67	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.93	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.16	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.68	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.34	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$6.76	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.45	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.46	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$60.4	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3170	$31401

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$308
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$380
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$330
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$335
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$406
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$500
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$344
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$328
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$373
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$319
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$407
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$456
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$312
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$378
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$310
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$344
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$292
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$439
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$430
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$388
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$277
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$323
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$360
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$358
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$397
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$358
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$374
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$372
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$286
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$338
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$354
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$371
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$252
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$284
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$328

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774