Lahore vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$151
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$1361
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
84
😀 Quality of life
51
83
🏙️ Population
11.1M
3.03M

The cost of living in Lahore is 61% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8998th and 5356th ($386 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6245th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$13893

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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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721