Lahore vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$406
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$161
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$1275
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
69
74
😀 Quality of life
46
80
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.87M

The cost of living in Lahore is 52% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8968th and 6292nd ($406 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th 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 Tainan. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6453rd and 499th 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
$1.8
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$186
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.56
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.4
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1046
$18526

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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

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719