Islamabad vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$389
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$169
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$140
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.8
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$221
$1657
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
67
95
😀 Quality of life
51
87
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.6M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 67% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8988th and 4516th ($389 vs $1169) 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6200th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.35
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.3
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.2
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.4
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.42%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$489
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.43
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.7
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.87
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.9
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.4
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1443
$19102

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$238
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$278
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$335
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
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$281
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$311
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$352
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$307
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$277
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$330
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$303
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$298
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$399
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$240
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$344
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$268
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$337
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$347
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$289
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$386
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$364
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$337
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$508
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$260
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$399
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$290
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$449
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$394
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$567
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$328
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$338
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$448
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$307
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$455
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$437
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$401

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
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$811
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$725
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$644
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$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589