Karachi vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$163
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$1360
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
94
😀 Quality of life
54
89
🏙️ Population
14.9M
4.05M

The cost of living in Karachi is 61% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8914th and 5023rd ($434 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.2 months in New Taipei. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6414th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs New Taipei

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Karachi New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$18576

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602