Islamabad vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$496
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1174
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$228
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$388
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$146
$1768
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
70
94
😀 Quality of life
50
90
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.43M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 60% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8685th and 4646th ($496 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Pakistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Islamabad ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6656th and 178th 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
$3.5
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$233
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.2
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.59%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1529
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.85
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.95
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.68
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.3
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.91
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.5
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3550
$16947

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11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$446
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$371
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$280
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$373
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$253
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$373
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$321
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$394
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$335
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$391
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$382
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$313
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$286
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$309
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$393
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$332
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$396
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$381
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$359
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$450
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$306
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$379
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$397
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$339
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$371
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$438
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$340
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$456
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$346
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$504
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$401
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$350
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$391
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$440
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$447
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$447
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612