Islamabad vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$2658
🏠 One person rent
$199
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1313
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
69
80
😀 Quality of life
50
85
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.73M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 56% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8887th and 5567th ($443 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Pakistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6597th and 461st 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
$2.83
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$12260

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Distance City Cost of living
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$416
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600