Islamabad vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$389
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$169
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$140
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.8
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$221
$1294
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
67
74
😀 Quality of life
51
82
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.87M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 57% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8988th and 5887th ($389 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 Tainan. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6200th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Tainan

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Islamabad Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.35
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.3
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$1.67
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.2
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.4
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.42%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$489
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.43
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.7
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.87
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.9
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.4
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1443
$11040

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$331
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$238
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$278
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$335
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$281
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$311
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$352
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$307
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$277
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$330
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$303
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$298
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$399
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$240
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$344
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$268
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$337
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$347
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$289
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$386
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$364
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$337
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$508
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$260
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$399
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$290
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$449
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$394
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$567
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$328
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$338
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$448
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$307
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$455
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$437
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$401

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741