Karachi vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$174
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1180
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
63
93
😀 Quality of life
53
86
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.29M

The cost of living in Karachi is 52% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8902nd and 6163rd ($417 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 6078th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$13937

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716