Islamabad vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$199
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$328
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$155
$1051
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
69
93
😀 Quality of life
50
84
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.33M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 53% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8887th and 5995th ($443 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6597th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.8
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.73%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1311
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$775
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.39
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.75
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.17
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.64
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.22
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.86
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.7
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.1
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2738
$14970

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$344
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$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
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$326
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$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
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$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
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$373

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Distance City Cost of living
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$868
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$993
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$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451