Pakistan vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Pakistan Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$390
$965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$959
$2750
🏠 One person rent
$156
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$897
🍽️ Food expenses
$141
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.1
$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$176
$1469
💸 GDP per capita
$1365
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
5.4
8.61
❤️ Life expectancy
66.4
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
67
🌐 English speaking %
48.9%
30%
🎓 Higher education
60
89
😀 Quality of life
24
78
🏙️ Population
224M
23.4M

The average cost of living in Pakistan ($390) is 60% less expensive than in Taiwan ($965). Pakistan ranked 195th vs 90th 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 0.5 months in Pakistan compared to 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 158th and 31st 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
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.8
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.25
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$255
$1049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$159
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.8
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.39%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$717
$7466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$496
$4358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.94
$33.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.61
$9.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.88
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.93
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$9.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.9
$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.4
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1391
$16067

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In Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$442
14.9M
Lahore
$411
11.1M
Faisalabad
$306
3.2M
Peshawar
$346
1.97M
Gujranwala
$308
2.03M
Multan
$392
1.87M
Rawalpindi
$401
2.1M
Islamabad
$442
1.01M
Quetta
$266
1M
Hyderabad
$334
1.73M
Sialkot
$281
592K
Bahawalpur
$342
762K
Sargodha
$458
660K
Sheikhupura
$374
473K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
399K
Sukkur
$339
500K
Larkana
$338
491K
Mardan
$366
368K
Okara
$300
232K
Jhang
$292
414K
Wah
$382
259K
Mingora
$364
280K
Kamoke
$321
231K
Gujrat
$373
391K
Sahiwal
$305
248K
Chiniot
$389
478K
Nawabshah
$325
263K
Jacobabad
$325
201K
Kohat
$379
171K
Khanewal
$361
165K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1073
4.04M
Taipei
$1181
2.6M
Taichung
$894
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$956
2.73M
Tainan
$814
1.87M
Taoyuan
$875
2.33M
Hsinchu
$897
499K
Keelung
$967
367K
Zhubei
$821
218K
Chiayi
$747
252K
Changhua
$813
225K
Kinmen
$823
144K
Miaoli
$728
86.2K
Douliu
$770
109K
Nantou
$796
97.3K
Yilan
$731
95K
Taitung
$788
103K