Islamabad vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$213
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1212
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
70
93
😀 Quality of life
50
87
🏙️ Population
1.01M
2.35M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 51% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8843rd and 6085th ($464 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Pakistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6696th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Taoyuan

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Islamabad Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$17081

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$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464