Islamabad vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$213
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1411
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
70
80
😀 Quality of life
50
87
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.72M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 54% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8843rd and 5666th ($464 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Pakistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6696th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Kaohsiung

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Islamabad Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$11481

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$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
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$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
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

Cities near Kaohsiung

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