Karachi vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$146
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$1386
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
63
73
😀 Quality of life
54
72
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.85M

The cost of living in Karachi is 55% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8923rd and 6014th ($421 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th 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 Tainan. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 6375th and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Tainan

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Karachi Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$5481

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686