Lahore vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$151
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$643
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
69
24
😀 Quality of life
51
41
🏙️ Population
11.1M
7.82M

The cost of living in Lahore is 48% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8998th and 6604th ($386 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 6245th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$14498

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$298
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$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
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$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
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$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
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$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352

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Distance City Cost of living
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$621
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$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543