Islamabad vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$213
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1411
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
85
😀 Quality of life
50
86
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.87M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 52% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8843rd and 5984th ($464 vs $957) 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6696th and 409th 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
$3.05
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$17495

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665