Lahore vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$411
$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1052
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$163
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$370
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.1
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$893
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
54
😀 Quality of life
46
66
🏙️ Population
11.1M
8.78M

The cost of living in Lahore is 36% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8934th and 7256th ($411 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 6486th and 4015th 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
$2.06
$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.9
$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.71%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.75
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.55
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.04
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$15
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.3
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$37.1
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1172
$20567

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$358
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$305
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$306
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$389
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
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$287
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$355
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$441
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$342
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$458
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$354
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$356
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$369
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$401
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$442
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$361
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$272
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$354
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$382
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$273
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$251
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$392
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$342
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$321
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$283
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$265
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$366
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$372
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
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Distance City Cost of living
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$627
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$823
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$688
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$625
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$664
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$669
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$649
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$603
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$630
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$648
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$813
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$894
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$728
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$770
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$796
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$897
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$451
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$821
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$747
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$581
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$655
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$814
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$443
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1073
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$569
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$956
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$967
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$731
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$601
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$788
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$681
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$761
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$671
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$598
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$726
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
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$585
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$936