Lahore vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$411
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1052
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$163
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.1
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$1362
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
69
73
😀 Quality of life
46
81
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.87M

The cost of living in Lahore is 49% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8934th and 6380th ($411 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6486th and 498th 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
$2.06
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.9
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.71%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$587
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.75
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.7
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.55
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.04
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.47
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$15
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.3
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$37.1
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1172
$6108

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$383
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68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
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$380
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$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
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$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682