Lahore vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$406
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$161
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$1905
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
100
😀 Quality of life
46
79
🏙️ Population
11.1M
24.9M

The cost of living in Lahore is 64% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8968th and 4780th ($406 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6453rd and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Shanghai

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Lahore Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$186
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.56
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.4
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1046
$31401

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774