Gujranwala vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gujranwala	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$302	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$729	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$98	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$152	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$124	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.6	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$131	$671
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	43	24
😀 Quality of life	30	45
🏙️ Population	2.03M	6.56M

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 50% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 9199th and 7790th ($302 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Gujranwala ranked 10th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 8772nd and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gujranwala vs Shaoyang

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	Gujranwala	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.3	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.04	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.7	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$34.9	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.4	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$60	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.3	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.92%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$761	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.71	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.94	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.02	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.94	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.32	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.44	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.97	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.83	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.71	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.2	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$16.7	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$843	$10279

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$316
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$363
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$320
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$311
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$427
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$380
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$284
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$277
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$372
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$333
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$350
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$376
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$303
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$337
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$291
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$351
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$443
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$421
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$340
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$265
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$344
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$347
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$357
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$373
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$362
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$354
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$270
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$334
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$351
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$403
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$262
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$285
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$330

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599