Gujranwala vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gujranwala	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$308	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$744	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$103	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$162	$1142
🍽️ Food expenses	$122	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.6	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$1771
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	43	96
😀 Quality of life	26	80
🏙️ Population	2.03M	17.7M

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 66% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 9184th and 5950th ($308 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 12th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gujranwala compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Gujranwala ranked 9th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8475th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gujranwala vs Shenzhen

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	Gujranwala	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.62	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.09	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.21	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$54.6	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$35	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$106	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$61.5	$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.3	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.64%	4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$783	$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$590	$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.94	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.92	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.96	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.02	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.56	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.93	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.32	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$6.38	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.78	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.03	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.42	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.4	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$16.9	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$850	$22267

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$321
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$380
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$373
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$281
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$411
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$383
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$287
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$354
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$389
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$306
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$355
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$458
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$305
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$358
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$300
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$342
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$292
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$442
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$441
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$354
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$273
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$382
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$356
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$365
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$369
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$361
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$379
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$366
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$272
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$346
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$364
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$392
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$251
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$283
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$321

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609