Karachi vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$168
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$1459
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
85
😀 Quality of life
54
83
🏙️ Population
14.9M
3.03M

The cost of living in Karachi is 57% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8915th and 5518th ($430 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6371st and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650