Lahore vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1020
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$174
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.9
$1446
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
71
73
😀 Quality of life
49
72
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.85M

The cost of living in Lahore is 53% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8919th and 6264th ($432 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 6762nd and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Tainan

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Lahore Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.15
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.7
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.96%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.44
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.1
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1393
$5587

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697