Lahore vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$406
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$161
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$1368
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
84
😀 Quality of life
46
80
🏙️ Population
11.1M
3.03M

The cost of living in Lahore is 56% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8968th and 6052nd ($406 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Pakistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6453rd and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$186
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.56
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.4
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1046
$13638

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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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716