Lahore vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$183
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$166
$902
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
68
😀 Quality of life
52
70
🏙️ Population
11.1M
12.6M

The cost of living in Lahore is 14% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8860th and 8548th ($450 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 485th 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 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Lahore ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6510th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Zhengzhou

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Lahore Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.7
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.5
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.38%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$834
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$617
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.98
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.83
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.6
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.97
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40.3
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1609
$21955

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$396
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$397
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$332
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$309
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$382
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$313
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$335
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$340
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$346
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$339
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$359
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$393
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$286
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$371
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$391
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$350
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$334
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$446
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$253
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$256
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$440
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$321

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567