Lahore vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$151
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$1180
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
69
93
😀 Quality of life
51
86
🏙️ Population
11.1M
2.29M

The cost of living in Lahore is 55% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8998th and 6163rd ($386 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 6245th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$13937

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$337
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$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716