Lahore vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$151
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$813
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
53
😀 Quality of life
51
53
🏙️ Population
11.1M
8.78M

The cost of living in Lahore is 44% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8998th and 6882nd ($386 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 102nd 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 Lahore compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 6245th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Quanzhou

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Lahore Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$19406

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$337
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$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083