Lahore vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$151
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$1455
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
100
😀 Quality of life
51
78
🏙️ Population
11.1M
24.9M

The cost of living in Lahore is 68% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8998th and 4461st ($386 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6245th and 558th 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
$1.97
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$28143

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$337
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$508
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$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
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$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1074
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$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
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$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740