Gujranwala vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gujranwala	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$302	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$729	$2307
🏠 One person rent	$98	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$152	$808
🍽️ Food expenses	$124	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.6	$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$131	$969
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	43	96
😀 Quality of life	30	78
🏙️ Population	2.03M	17.5M

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 66% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 9199th and 6334th ($302 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 17th 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 Shenzhen. Gujranwala ranked 10th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8772nd and 1094th 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	$2.41	$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.3	$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.04	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.7	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$34.9	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.4	$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$60	$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.3	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.92%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$761	$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.71	$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.94	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.02	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.94	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.32	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.44	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.97	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.83	$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.71	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.2	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$16.7	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$843	$22402

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$662
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$662
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1746
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$518
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$608
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$829
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$758
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$589
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$941
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$827
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$766
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$777
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$816
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$892
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$579
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$669
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$454
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$809
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$766
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$780
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$773
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$897
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$750
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$726
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$693
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$707
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$677
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$901
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$546
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$634