Lahore vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$411
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1052
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$163
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.1
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$1146
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
69
70
😀 Quality of life
46
68
🏙️ Population
11.1M
12.7M

The cost of living in Lahore is 53% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8934th and 6198th ($411 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 18th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6486th and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Suzhou

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Lahore Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.06
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$4.13
 Cappuccino
$2.09
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.9
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.71%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.75
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$4.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.7
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.55
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.04
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$15
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.3
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$37.1
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1172
$17431

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$383
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$321
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$281
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$373
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$300
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$358
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$305
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$306
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$389
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$287
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$355
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$441
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$342
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$458
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$354
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$356
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$369
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$401
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$442
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$361
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$272
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$354
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$382
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$273
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$251
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$392
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$342
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$321
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$283
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$265
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$366
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$372
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$346

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613