Lahore vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$406
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$161
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$1649
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
69
96
😀 Quality of life
46
79
🏙️ Population
11.1M
17.7M

The cost of living in Lahore is 58% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8968th and 5948th ($406 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6453rd and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Shenzhen

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Lahore Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$186
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.56
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.4
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1046
$24117

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$376
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$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
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$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618