Karachi vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$442
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$188
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$342
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.1
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$179
$1050
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
93
😀 Quality of life
50
83
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.33M

The cost of living in Karachi is 50% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8872nd and 6171st ($442 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6253rd and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.99
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.4
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.17%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$545
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$359
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.21
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.49
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.7
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.6
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.7
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1405
$18619

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$334
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$325
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$394
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$338
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$288
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$339
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$325
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$333
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$311
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$389
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$266
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$452
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$415
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$298
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$366
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$324
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$382
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$585
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$310
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$342
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$605
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$376
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$371
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$297
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$771
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$392
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$468
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$340
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$361
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$279
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$476
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$829
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$356
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$311
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$284
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1090
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$350
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443