Changhua vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$888
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2382
$1089
🏠 One person rent
$346
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.9
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1594
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
83
70
😀 Quality of life
70
50
🏙️ Population
221K
1.01M

The cost of living in Changhua is 91% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 6410th and 8843rd ($888 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Taiwan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Changhua ranked 11th best city to live in Taiwan vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 4187th and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Islamabad

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Changhua Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.2
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.13
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.1
$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.32%
16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6718
$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6962
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.21
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.42
$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$72
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17071
$3118

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$957
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$879
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$889
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$709
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$910
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$937
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$882
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$941
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$910
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1108
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$796
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1257
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$841
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$999
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$997
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$630
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$668
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$634
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$903
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$723
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$696
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$654
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1067
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$682
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$698
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$634
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$602
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$465
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$705
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$464
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$763
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$673
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$589
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$610
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$677
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1064
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$697
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$661
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$665

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$427
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$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
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$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
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$417
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$425
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$257
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$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379