Faisalabad vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Faisalabad Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$319
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$784
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$115
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$203
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$123
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$1271
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
43
81
😀 Quality of life
40
83
🏙️ Population
3.2M
2.73M

The cost of living in Faisalabad is 66% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 9185th and 6046th ($319 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 4th in Pakistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Faisalabad compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Faisalabad ranked 5th best city to live in Pakistan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6906th and 389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Faisalabad vs Kaohsiung

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Faisalabad Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.12
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.61
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$59
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$169
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$776
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$902
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.71
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.64
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.66
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.59
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.72
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.9
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$25.1
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$785
$12438

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Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Chiniot
$373
35 km or 22 mi Sahiwal
$312
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
$344
74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$292
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$310
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$456
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$380
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$376
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$406
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$308
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$280
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$360
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$330
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$358
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$500
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$335
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$328
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$371
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$344
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$378
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$376
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$439
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$407
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$294
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$323
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$430
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$374
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$338
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$372
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$277
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$388
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$358
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$252
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$397
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$441
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$268
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$354
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$286

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643