Faisalabad vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Faisalabad Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$348
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$846
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$121
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$193
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$131
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.7
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$145
$1411
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
43
80
😀 Quality of life
48
87
🏙️ Population
3.2M
2.72M

The cost of living in Faisalabad is 65% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 9089th and 5666th ($348 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Faisalabad ranked 5th best city to live in Pakistan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6935th and 364th 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
$1.8
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.32
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.4
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$53.5
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$139
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$95.7
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.1
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.42%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$532
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$577
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.02
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.09
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.44
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.63
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.37
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.71
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.3
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.6
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$11481

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$378
35 km or 22 mi Sahiwal
$318
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
$367
74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$302
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$315
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$381
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$371
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$379
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$432
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$326
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$308
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$351
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$330
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$382
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$391
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$308
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$279
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$417
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$295
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$352
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$427
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$464
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$364
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$298
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$360
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$414
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$379
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$323
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$370
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$264
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$353
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$352
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$263
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$379
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$423
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$289
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$369
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$265

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610