Lahore vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$183
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$166
$1068
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
71
99
😀 Quality of life
52
76
🏙️ Population
11.1M
24.9M

The cost of living in Lahore is 61% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8860th and 4880th ($450 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Lahore ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6510th and 1178th 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
$2.48
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.7
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.5
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.38%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$834
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$617
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.98
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.83
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.6
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.97
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40.3
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1609
$27610

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789