Karachi vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$174
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1496
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
95
😀 Quality of life
53
88
🏙️ Population
14.9M
4.36M

The cost of living in Karachi is 59% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8902nd and 5229th ($417 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Pakistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6078th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$11035

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$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589