Lahore vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$151
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$1657
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
69
95
😀 Quality of life
51
87
🏙️ Population
11.1M
2.6M

The cost of living in Lahore is 67% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8998th and 4516th ($386 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 Taipei. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6245th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Taipei

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Lahore Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$19102

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589