Pakistan vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pakistan Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$401
$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$958
$2710
🏠 One person rent
$151
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$710
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$404
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.8
$98.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1572
💸 GDP per capita
$1479
$39490
😃 Human freedom index
5.26
8.72
❤️ Life expectancy
67.6
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
28
68
🌐 English speaking %
48.9%
30%
🎓 Higher education
60
90
😀 Quality of life
30
84
🏙️ Population
251M
23.3M

The average cost of living in Pakistan ($401) is 61% less expensive than in Taiwan ($1027). Pakistan ranked 194th vs 97th for Taiwan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Pakistan compared to 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 150th and 28th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Pakistan vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Pakistan and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 36 and 17 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Pakistan Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.27
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.97
 Cappuccino
$2.11
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.6
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$1156
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$168
$808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.2
$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$83.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.05%
2.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$959
$8482
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$474
$5554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.92
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.03
$9.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$9.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.8
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.1
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.74
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.9
$67.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.5
$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$47.7
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1840
$18492

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$421
14.9M
Lahore
$450
11.1M
Faisalabad
$359
3.2M
Rawalpindi
$446
2.1M
Gujranwala
$309
2.03M
Peshawar
$321
1.97M
Multan
$440
1.87M
Hyderabad
$355
1.73M
Islamabad
$496
1.01M
Quetta
$303
1M
Bahawalpur
$310
762K
Sargodha
$391
660K
Sialkot
$313
592K
Sheikhupura
$396
473K
Sukkur
$352
500K
Larkana
$342
491K
Jhang
$306
414K
Gujrat
$335
391K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
399K
Mardan
$373
364K
Chiniot
$393
318K
Mingora
$373
280K
Wah
$371
259K
Sahiwal
$339
248K
Kamoke
$332
231K
Okara
$340
232K
Nawabshah
$320
263K
Mirpur Khas
$385
237K
Jacobabad
$337
219K
Burewala
$350
203K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1123
4.04M
Taipei
$1248
2.43M
Kaohsiung
$971
2.71M
Taichung
$942
2.87M
Taoyuan
$989
2.36M
Tainan
$938
1.85M
Hsinchu
$921
456K
Keelung
$979
359K
Chiayi
$904
262K
Zhubei
$889
221K
Changhua
$874
220K
Kinmen
$892
138K
Miaoli
$687
85.5K
Douliu
$884
109K
Taitung
$844
102K
Yilan
$792
94.3K
Nantou
$868
96K