Lahore vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1000
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$175
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$148
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.7
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85.4
$1127
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
69
70
😀 Quality of life
48
71
🏙️ Population
11.1M
12.7M

The cost of living in Lahore is 45% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8922nd and 6778th ($427 vs $771) 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 6783rd and 3523rd 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
$2.14
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.7
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.49
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.3
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$192
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$131
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.49%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$622
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$525
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.24
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.15
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.71
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.04
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.25
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.6
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1207
$15339

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$368
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610