Karachi vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$174
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1294
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
63
74
😀 Quality of life
53
82
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.87M

The cost of living in Karachi is 54% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8902nd and 5887th ($417 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Pakistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6078th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$11040

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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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741