Islamabad vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$198
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$1789
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
67
95
😀 Quality of life
49
86
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.6M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 62% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8895th and 4715th ($439 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6293rd and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Taipei

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Islamabad Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$18424

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$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605