Lahore vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1000
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$175
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$148
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.7
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85.4
$1378
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
94
😀 Quality of life
48
87
🏙️ Population
11.1M
4.04M

The cost of living in Lahore is 62% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8922nd and 4867th ($427 vs $1135) 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 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6783rd and 387th 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
$2.14
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.7
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.49
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.3
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$192
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$131
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.49%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$622
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$525
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.24
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.15
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.71
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.04
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.25
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.6
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1207
$17207

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$368
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589