Lahore vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$151
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$1041
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
69
90
😀 Quality of life
51
73
🏙️ Population
11.1M
13.9M

The cost of living in Lahore is 44% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8998th and 6886th ($386 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 104th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6245th and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Tianjin

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Lahore Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$16123

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$240
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$303
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$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600