Lahore vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$151
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$1294
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
69
74
😀 Quality of life
51
82
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.87M

The cost of living in Lahore is 58% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8998th and 5887th ($386 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Pakistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6245th and 364th 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
$1.97
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$337
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741