Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Pakistan

Lahore vs. HsinChu Cost of Living Summary

Lahore is 57.5% cheaper than HsinChu.

Restaurants: pay 26.0% less in Lahore
Groceries: pay 72.9% less in Lahore
Transportation: pay 43.1% less in Lahore
Housing: pay 55.5% less in Lahore
Childcare: pay 91.2% less in Lahore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.1% less in Lahore
Clothing: pay 48.4% less in Lahore

Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Lahore.

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Lahore vs. HsinChu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lahore instead of HsinChu, you would:

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pay 26.0% less for restaurants

	HsinChu	Lahore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 NT$120.39	$2.53 PKR699.93	-32.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 NT$150.49	$5.78 PKR1,599.83	+22.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 NT$29.93	$0.40 PKR110.16	-57.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NT$22.21	$0.24 PKR65.31	-66.1%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 72.9% less for groceries

	HsinChu	Lahore
Bread 1 loaf	$1.70 NT$54.38	$0.75 PKR206.75	-56.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.05 NT$576.87	$3.13 PKR867.76	-82.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.87 NT$347.49	$3.53 PKR978.66	-67.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.78 NT$88.79	$1.17 PKR324.65	-57.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 NT$100.11	$1.16 PKR320.66	-63.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 NT$38.68	$0.55 PKR152.22	-54.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 NT$36.41	$0.30 PKR84.19	-73.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 NT$47.78	$0.40 PKR110.24	-73.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 NT$44.60	$0.30 PKR83.75	-78.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.13	$0.14 PKR39.46	-86.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.13	$0.17 PKR47.17	-84.0%
Average			-72.9%

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pay 43.1% less for transportation

	HsinChu	Lahore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$122.29	$5.18 PKR1,433.64	+35.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.18 NT$1,284.16	$5.42 PKR1,499.84	-86.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$18,053.11 PKR5M	-46.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.65 NT$180.59	$6.68 PKR1,849.80	+18.2%
Average			-43.1%

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pay 55.5% less for housing

	HsinChu	Lahore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.44 NT$685.39	$16.33 PKR4,521.74	-23.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$436.10 NT$13,938.51	$165.31 PKR45,779.75	-62.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.67 NT$8,299.40	$86.54 PKR23,966.68	-66.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.16 NT$2,498.17	$96.89 PKR26,831.95	+24.0%
Average			-55.5%

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pay 91.2% less for childcare

	HsinChu	Lahore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$753.35 NT$24,078.05	$47.90 PKR13,265.26	-93.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,663.11 NT$533K	$2,040.56 PKR565K	-87.8%
Average			-91.2%

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pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports

	HsinChu	Lahore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.88 NT$60.20	$3.61 PKR999.89	+91.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 NT$95.31	$2.60 PKR720.55	-12.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$2.17 PKR599.94	-44.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.79 NT$1,655.37	$22.68 PKR6,280.58	-56.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$321.04	$4.33 PKR1,199.87	-56.9%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 48.4% less for clothing

	HsinChu	Lahore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.29 NT$1,830.93	$17.85 PKR4,942.33	-68.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.71 NT$1,141.20	$27.91 PKR7,729.95	-21.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.47 NT$2,508.13	$73.64 PKR20,394.51	-6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.94 NT$3,385.98	$32.80 PKR9,082.37	-69.0%
Average			-48.4%

HsinChu vs. Lahore - Cost of clothing

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