Lahore vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$183
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$166
$827
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
71
21
😀 Quality of life
52
46
🏙️ Population
11.1M
6.56M

The cost of living in Lahore is 26% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8860th and 7943rd ($450 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Lahore ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6510th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Shaoyang

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Lahore Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.7
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.5
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.38%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$834
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$617
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.98
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.83
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.6
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.97
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40.3
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1609
$13867

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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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619