Lahore vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1020
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$174
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.9
$1411
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
85
😀 Quality of life
49
86
🏙️ Population
11.1M
2.87M

The cost of living in Lahore is 55% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8919th and 5984th ($432 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6762nd and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Taichung

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Lahore Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.15
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.7
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.96%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.44
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.1
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1393
$17495

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$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665