Islamabad vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$496
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1174
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$228
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1422
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
85
😀 Quality of life
50
87
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.87M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 47% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8685th and 5994th ($496 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Islamabad ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6656th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Taichung

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Islamabad Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$233
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.2
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.59%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1529
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.85
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.95
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.68
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.3
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.91
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.5
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3550
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$446
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$371
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$280
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$373
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$253
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$373
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$321
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$394
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$335
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$391
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$382
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$313
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$286
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$309
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$393
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$332
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$396
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$381
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$359
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$450
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$306
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$379
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$397
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$339
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$371
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$438
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$340
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$456
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$346
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$504
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$401
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$350
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$391
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$440
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$447
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$447
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684