Lahore vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$151
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$627
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
78
😀 Quality of life
51
67
🏙️ Population
11.1M
12.6M

The cost of living in Lahore is 24% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8998th and 8471st ($386 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 6245th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$4818

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$337
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$508
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$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617