Lahore vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$406
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$161
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$1789
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
69
95
😀 Quality of life
46
86
🏙️ Population
11.1M
2.6M

The cost of living in Lahore is 65% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8968th and 4715th ($406 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Pakistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6453rd and 311th 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
$1.8
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$186
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.56
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.4
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1046
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605