Islamabad vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$198
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$1084
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
67
93
😀 Quality of life
49
83
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.33M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 49% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8895th and 6227th ($439 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6293rd and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$13630

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$323
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$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
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$341
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$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
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$397

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Distance City Cost of living
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$828
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$864
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$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
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$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691