Lahore vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$183
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$166
$1536
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
71
93
😀 Quality of life
52
89
🏙️ Population
11.1M
2.36M

The cost of living in Lahore is 55% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8860th and 5651st ($450 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Lahore ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6510th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Taoyuan

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Lahore Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.7
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.5
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.38%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$834
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$617
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.98
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.83
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.97
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40.3
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1609
$19490

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$396
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$397
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$332
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$309
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$382
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$313
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$335
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$340
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$346
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$339
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$359
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$393
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$286
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$371
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$391
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$350
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$334
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$446
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$253
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$256
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$440
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$321

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473