Lahore vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$183
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$166
$771
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
71
49
😀 Quality of life
52
71
🏙️ Population
11.1M
8.78M

The cost of living in Lahore is 31% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8860th and 7630th ($450 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 134th 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 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6510th and 3354th 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
$2.48
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.7
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.5
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.38%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$834
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$617
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.98
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.83
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.6
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.97
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40.3
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1609
$9745

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$396
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$397
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$332
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$309
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$382
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$313
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$335
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$340
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$346
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$339
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$359
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$393
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$286
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$371
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$391
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$350
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$334
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$446
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$253
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$256
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$440
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$321

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954