Karachi vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$174
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1361
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
84
😀 Quality of life
53
83
🏙️ Population
14.9M
3.03M

The cost of living in Karachi is 58% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8902nd and 5356th ($417 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6078th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721