Karachi vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$146
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$1422
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
85
😀 Quality of life
54
87
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.87M

The cost of living in Karachi is 55% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8923rd and 5994th ($421 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6375th and 351st 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
$1.81
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684