Karachi vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$168
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$1477
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
63
74
😀 Quality of life
54
83
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.87M

The cost of living in Karachi is 52% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8915th and 6262nd ($430 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 6371st and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$6518

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$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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696