Lahore vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$151
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$1496
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
95
😀 Quality of life
51
88
🏙️ Population
11.1M
4.36M

The cost of living in Lahore is 62% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8998th and 5229th ($386 vs $1011) 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 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6245th and 181st 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
$1.97
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.81
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$11035

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$337
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$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$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
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589