Islamabad vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison
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Islamabad | Taipei | |
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🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
🏠 One person rent | ||
🏘️ Family rent | ||
🍽️ Food expenses | ||
🚐 Transport expenses | ||
💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
😷 Air quality | ||
✈️ Airport proximity | ||
🎓 Higher education | ||
😀 Quality of life | ||
🏙️ Population |
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 | |
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Eating Out | ||
🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
☕ Cappuccino | ||
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
Rent & Utilities | ||
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
Transportation | ||
🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
Groceries | ||
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
Other | ||
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
💇 Haircut, simple | ||
👖 Brand Jeans | ||
👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year |
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132 km or 82 mi | Baramulla | |
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148 km or 92 mi | Kohat | |
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169 km or 105 mi | Srinagar | |
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191 km or 119 mi | Hafizabad | |
193 km or 120 mi | Sialkot | |
200 km or 124 mi | Jammu | |
203 km or 126 mi | Gujranwala | |
220 km or 137 mi | Chiniot | |
222 km or 138 mi | Kamoke | |
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254 km or 158 mi | Faisalabad | |
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285 km or 177 mi | Gojra | |
287 km or 178 mi | Amritsar | |
287 km or 179 mi | Sahiwal | |
291 km or 181 mi | Pathankot | |
292 km or 182 mi | Khost | |
324 km or 201 mi | Okara | |
353 km or 219 mi | Gardez | |
356 km or 221 mi | Jalandhar | |
368 km or 229 mi | Kabul | |
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396 km or 246 mi | Burewala | |
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Distance | City | Cost of living |
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9.6 km or 6 mi | New Taipei | |
23 km or 14 mi | Keelung | |
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270 km or 168 mi | Ningde | |
276 km or 172 mi | Ishigaki | |
297 km or 185 mi | Quanzhou | |
298 km or 185 mi | Kaohsiung | |
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414 km or 257 mi | Sanming | |
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488 km or 303 mi | Jinhua | |
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