Karachi vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$146
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$1386
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
94
😀 Quality of life
54
90
🏙️ Population
14.9M
4.04M

The cost of living in Karachi is 63% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8923rd and 4931st ($421 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Pakistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6375th and 183rd 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
$1.81
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$21429

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612