Cost of living comparison

Pakistan

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Taiwan

HsinChu vs. Lahore Cost of Living Summary

HsinChu is 2.4 times more expensive than Lahore.

Restaurants: pay 35.2% more in HsinChu
Groceries: pay 3.7 times more in HsinChu
Transportation: pay 75.8% more in HsinChu
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in HsinChu
Childcare: pay 11.3 times more in HsinChu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.2% more in HsinChu
Clothing: pay 93.9% more in HsinChu

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in HsinChu are more expensive than in Lahore. Notably, childcare, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in HsinChu.

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HsinChu vs. Lahore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.2% more for restaurants

	Lahore	HsinChu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.53 PKR699.93	$3.77 NT$120.39	+49.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.78 PKR1,599.83	$4.71 NT$150.49	-18.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 PKR110.16	$0.94 NT$29.93	+135.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 PKR65.31	$0.70 NT$22.21	+194.7%
Average			+35.2%

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pay 3.7 times more for groceries

	Lahore	HsinChu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 PKR206.75	$1.70 NT$54.38	+127.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.13 PKR867.76	$18.05 NT$576.87	+476.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.53 PKR978.66	$10.87 NT$347.49	+207.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.17 PKR324.65	$2.78 NT$88.79	+137.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.16 PKR320.66	$3.13 NT$100.11	+170.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 PKR152.22	$1.21 NT$38.68	+120.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 PKR84.19	$1.14 NT$36.41	+274.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 PKR110.24	$1.49 NT$47.78	+275.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 PKR83.75	$1.40 NT$44.60	+361.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.14 PKR39.46	$1.07 NT$34.13	+649.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 PKR47.17	$1.07 NT$34.13	+526.9%
Average			+269.2%

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pay 75.8% more for transportation

	Lahore	HsinChu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 PKR1,433.64	$3.83 NT$122.29	-26.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.42 PKR1,499.84	$40.18 NT$1,284.16	+641.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,053.11 PKR5M	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+85.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.68 PKR1,849.80	$5.65 NT$180.59	-15.4%
Average			+75.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Lahore	HsinChu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.33 PKR4,521.74	$21.44 NT$685.39	+31.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$165.31 PKR45,779.75	$436.10 NT$13,938.51	+163.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$86.54 PKR23,966.68	$259.67 NT$8,299.40	+200.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$96.89 PKR26,831.95	$78.16 NT$2,498.17	-19.3%
Average			+124.6%

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pay 11.3 times more for childcare

	Lahore	HsinChu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$47.90 PKR13,265.26	$753.35 NT$24,078.05	+1472.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,040.56 PKR565K	$16,663.11 NT$533K	+716.6%
Average			+1033.3%

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pay 45.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Lahore	HsinChu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 PKR999.89	$1.88 NT$60.20	-47.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 PKR720.55	$2.98 NT$95.31	+14.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 PKR599.94	$3.92 NT$125.41	+81.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.68 PKR6,280.58	$51.79 NT$1,655.37	+128.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.33 PKR1,199.87	$10.04 NT$321.04	+131.8%
Average			+45.2%

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pay 93.9% more for clothing

	Lahore	HsinChu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.85 PKR4,942.33	$57.29 NT$1,830.93	+221.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.91 PKR7,729.95	$35.71 NT$1,141.20	+27.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.64 PKR20,394.51	$78.47 NT$2,508.13	+6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.80 PKR9,082.37	$105.94 NT$3,385.98	+223.0%
Average			+93.9%

Lahore vs. HsinChu - Cost of clothing

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