Lahore vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$406
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$161
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$1084
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
69
93
😀 Quality of life
46
83
🏙️ Population
11.1M
2.33M

The cost of living in Lahore is 53% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8968th and 6227th ($406 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Pakistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6453rd and 388th 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
$1.8
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$186
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.56
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.4
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1046
$13630

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691