Lahore vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$406
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$161
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$831
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
53
😀 Quality of life
46
50
🏙️ Population
11.1M
8.78M

The cost of living in Lahore is 39% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8968th and 7155th ($406 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 142nd 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 Lahore compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 6453rd and 6224th 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
$1.8
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$186
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.56
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.4
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1046
$22902

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$376
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014