Islamabad vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$213
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1446
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
70
73
😀 Quality of life
50
72
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.85M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 49% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8843rd and 6264th ($464 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 6696th and 2963rd 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
$3.05
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$5587

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$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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697