Islamabad vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$442
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1170
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$199
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.9
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$261
$1355
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
84
😀 Quality of life
49
81
🏙️ Population
1.01M
3.03M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 51% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8870th and 6071st ($442 vs $894) 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 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6313th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.13
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.7
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$94.4
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.9
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.86%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1142
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$682
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.78
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.25
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.56
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.59
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.71
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.4
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.1
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.6
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2961
$18658

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$401
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$382
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$354
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$366
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$273
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$364
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$346
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$373
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$354
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$458
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$281
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$287
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$389
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$321
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$374
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$303
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$306
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$411
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$342
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$383
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$305
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$355
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$366
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$300
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$386
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$358
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$474
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$361
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$356
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$441
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$392
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$389
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$381
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$369

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671