Lahore vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$406
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$161
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$714
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
78
😀 Quality of life
46
66
🏙️ Population
11.1M
12.6M

The cost of living in Lahore is 22% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8968th and 8506th ($406 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6453rd and 3930th 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
$1.8
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$186
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.56
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.4
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1046
$19861

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$376
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619