Lahore vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$406
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$161
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$679
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
69
24
😀 Quality of life
46
38
🏙️ Population
11.1M
7.82M

The cost of living in Lahore is 48% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8968th and 6542nd ($406 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 43rd 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 Shangqiu. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 6453rd and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$186
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.56
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.4
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1046
$18304

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$376
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$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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542