Lahore vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1020
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$174
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.9
$1212
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
71
93
😀 Quality of life
49
87
🏙️ Population
11.1M
2.35M

The cost of living in Lahore is 54% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8919th and 6085th ($432 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Pakistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6762nd and 373rd 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
$2.15
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.7
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.96%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.44
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.1
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1393
$17081

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$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464