Islamabad vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$199
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1477
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
69
74
😀 Quality of life
50
83
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.87M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 50% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8887th and 6262nd ($443 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 6597th and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$6518

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$416
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696