Kaohsiung vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$353
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
63
😀 Quality of life
88
54
🏙️ Population
2.71M
14.9M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 131% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5770th and 8923rd ($971 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Taiwan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 281st and 6375th 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
$4.32
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525