Lahore vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$183
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$166
$1422
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
85
😀 Quality of life
52
87
🏙️ Population
11.1M
2.87M

The cost of living in Lahore is 52% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8860th and 5994th ($450 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Lahore ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6510th and 351st 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
$2.48
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.7
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.5
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.38%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$834
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$617
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.98
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.83
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.6
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.97
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40.3
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1609
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$396
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$397
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$332
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$309
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$382
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$313
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$335
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$340
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$346
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$339
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$359
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$393
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$286
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$371
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$391
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$350
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$334
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$446
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$253
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$256
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$440
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$321

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684