Lahore vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$406
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$161
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$1661
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
95
😀 Quality of life
46
87
🏙️ Population
11.1M
4.04M

The cost of living in Lahore is 62% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8968th and 5212th ($406 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Pakistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6453rd and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$186
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.56
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.4
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1046
$13786

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$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
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605