Karachi vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$163
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$1212
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
93
😀 Quality of life
54
87
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.35M

The cost of living in Karachi is 54% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8914th and 6085th ($434 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6414th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Taoyuan

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Karachi Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$17081

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464