Lahore vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1020
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$174
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.9
$688
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
71
17
😀 Quality of life
49
44
🏙️ Population
11.1M
7.82M

The cost of living in Lahore is 28% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8919th and 7914th ($432 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 6762nd and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Shangqiu

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Lahore Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.15
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.7
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.96%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.44
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.1
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1393
$16802

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$308
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518