Karachi vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$163
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$1411
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
85
😀 Quality of life
54
86
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.87M

The cost of living in Karachi is 55% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8914th and 5984th ($434 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 Taichung. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6414th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Taichung

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Karachi Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665