Kaohsiung vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$382
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
63
😀 Quality of life
87
54
🏙️ Population
2.72M
14.9M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 130% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5666th and 8914th ($999 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Taiwan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 364th and 6414th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Karachi

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Kaohsiung Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$1646

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561