Faisalabad vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Faisalabad Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$359
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$881
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$122
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$200
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$132
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.1
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$150
$1504
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
43
80
😀 Quality of life
48
88
🏙️ Population
3.2M
2.71M

The cost of living in Faisalabad is 63% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 9039th and 5770th ($359 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 5th 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 Faisalabad compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Faisalabad ranked 5th best city to live in Pakistan vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6881st and 281st 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
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.46
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.5
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$56.3
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$159
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$103
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.97%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$543
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$484
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.58
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.22
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.63
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.07
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.4
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.72
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$30
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1692
$13326

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Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Chiniot
$393
35 km or 22 mi Sahiwal
$339
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
$379
74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$306
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$340
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$391
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$382
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$396
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$450
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$332
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$309
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$350
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$335
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$401
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$397
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$313
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$280
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$440
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$286
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$346
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$446
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$496
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$371
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$310
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$371
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$391
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$394
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$321
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$373
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$253
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$344
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$334
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$256
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$379
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$438
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$279
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$373
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$252

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617