Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 4.5 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Taiwan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.57
PKR436.42
|
$3.79
NT$121.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
PKR969.02
|
$4.76
NT$153.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
PKR84.03
|
$0.98
NT$31.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
PKR57.55
|
$0.64
NT$20.57
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
PKR154.76
|
$1.83
NT$58.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
PKR651.19
|
$7.72
NT$248.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
PKR737.01
|
$11.17
NT$359.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
PKR303.68
|
$2.76
NT$88.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.23
PKR340.79
|
$3.31
NT$106.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PKR118.87
|
$1.77
NT$57.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
PKR76.63
|
$0.80
NT$25.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
PKR87.08
|
$1.12
NT$35.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
PKR55.50
|
$1.43
NT$45.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
PKR43.54
|
$1.12
NT$35.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
PKR54.68
|
$0.98
NT$31.64
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
PKR1,038.18
|
$3.61
NT$116.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.78
PKR1,877.80
|
$37.97
NT$1,221.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,737.54
PKR4,637,796.46
|
$32,040.82
NT$1,031,067.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
PKR1,098.29
|
$9.01
NT$289.88
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.27
PKR3,954.89
|
$20.06
NT$645.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$81.52
PKR22,589.06
|
$385.85
NT$12,416.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.88
PKR14,097.90
|
$271.82
NT$8,747.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.49
PKR15,098.15
|
$62.08
NT$1,997.78
|
|
pay 14.2 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.66
PKR8,217.86
|
$421.29
NT$13,557.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,010.43
PKR279,979.62
|
$14,282.51
NT$459,608.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
PKR509.78
|
$1.69
NT$54.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.52
PKR420.27
|
$2.68
NT$86.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
PKR452.73
|
$3.70
NT$118.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.78
PKR2,987.55
|
$34.15
NT$1,098.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.47
PKR961.40
|
$9.15
NT$294.46
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.74
PKR3,806.03
|
$68.20
NT$2,194.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.92
PKR5,242.02
|
$28.88
NT$929.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.54
PKR13,448.66
|
$77.64
NT$2,498.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.13
PKR7,239.71
|
$96.18
NT$3,095.10
|
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