Karachi vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$163
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$1446
😷 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 52% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8914th and 6264th ($434 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 6414th and 2963rd 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
$1.8
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$5587

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697