Lahore vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1000
$1442
🏠 One person rent
$175
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$148
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.7
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85.4
$889
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
53
😀 Quality of life
48
70
🏙️ Population
11.1M
8.78M

The cost of living in Lahore is 31% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8922nd and 7641st ($427 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 138th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 6783rd and 4086th 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
$2.14
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.7
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.49
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.3
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$192
$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$131
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.49%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$622
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$525
$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.24
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.15
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.71
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.04
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.25
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.6
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1207
$9321

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$368
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$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$615
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941