Lahore vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1020
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$174
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.9
$983
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
71
65
😀 Quality of life
49
72
🏙️ Population
11.1M
12.7M

The cost of living in Lahore is 45% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8919th and 6833rd ($432 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6762nd and 3150th 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
$2.15
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.7
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.96%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.44
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.1
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1393
$17664

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$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623