Lahore vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1020
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$174
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.9
$759
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
71
49
😀 Quality of life
49
71
🏙️ Population
11.1M
8.78M

The cost of living in Lahore is 32% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8919th and 7679th ($432 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 137th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 6762nd and 3611th 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
$2.15
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.7
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.96%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.44
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.1
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1393
$9536

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$379
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$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943