Islamabad vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$389
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1027
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$169
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$140
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.8
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$221
$1180
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
67
93
😀 Quality of life
51
86
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.29M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 55% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8988th and 6163rd ($389 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 6200th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.35
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$1.67
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.2
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.4
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.42%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$489
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.43
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.19
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.7
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.59
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.87
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.9
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.4
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$51.4
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1443
$13937

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$331
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$238
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$278
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$335
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716