Lahore vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1020
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$174
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.9
$1360
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
71
94
😀 Quality of life
49
89
🏙️ Population
11.1M
4.05M

The cost of living in Lahore is 61% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8919th and 5023rd ($432 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Pakistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6762nd and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs New Taipei

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Lahore New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.15
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.7
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.96%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.44
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.1
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1393
$18576

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$379
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$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602