Lahore vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$411
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1052
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$163
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.1
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$1355
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
84
😀 Quality of life
46
81
🏙️ Population
11.1M
3.03M

The cost of living in Lahore is 54% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8934th and 6071st ($411 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6486th and 521st 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
$2.06
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.9
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.71%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.75
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.7
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.55
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.04
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.3
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$37.1
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1172
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$374
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$383
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$321
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$281
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$373
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$300
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$358
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$305
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$306
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$389
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$287
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$355
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$441
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$342
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$458
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$354
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$356
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$369
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$401
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$442
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$361
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$272
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$354
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$382
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$273
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$251
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$392
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$342
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$321
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$283
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$265
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$366
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$372
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$346

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671