Islamabad vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$198
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$1271
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
81
😀 Quality of life
49
83
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.73M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 53% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 8895th and 6046th ($439 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Pakistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6293rd and 389th 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
$1.79
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$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
$0.8
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$12438

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Distance City Cost of living
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$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397

Cities near Kaohsiung

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