Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Pakistan

Karachi vs. Tainan Cost of Living Summary

Karachi is 56.3% cheaper than Tainan.

Restaurants: pay 31.2% less in Karachi
Groceries: pay 76.3% less in Karachi
Transportation: pay 34.6% less in Karachi
Housing: pay 52.2% less in Karachi
Childcare: pay 79.4% less in Karachi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.1% less in Karachi
Clothing: pay 52.5% less in Karachi

Expenses including childcare, groceries, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Karachi.

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Karachi vs. Tainan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Karachi instead of Tainan, you would:

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pay 31.2% less for restaurants

	Tainan	Karachi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 NT$120.39	$2.17 PKR599.94	-42.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 NT$150.49	$5.42 PKR1,499.84	+15.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$0.39 PKR109.05	-57.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$0.27 PKR73.70	-59.2%
Average			-31.2%

Tainan vs. Karachi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 76.3% less for groceries

	Tainan	Karachi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.76 NT$56.41	$0.54 PKR149.65	-69.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$2.89 PKR801.62	-70.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$3.33 PKR922.23	-71.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$1.26 PKR349.05	-53.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$1.40 PKR388.91	-68.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$0.58 PKR159.87	-74.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$41.09	$0.25 PKR70.18	-80.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$0.46 PKR126.99	-66.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$0.25 PKR68.03	-87.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.15 PKR40.60	-88.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.15 PKR41.12	-85.7%
Average			-76.3%

Tainan vs. Karachi - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.6% less for transportation

	Tainan	Karachi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.93 NT$125.53	$5.15 PKR1,426.45	+31.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.74 NT$1,078.50	$9.93 PKR2,749.71	-70.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$18,053.11 PKR5M	-46.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 NT$283.42	$6.68 PKR1,849.80	-24.7%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 52.2% less for housing

	Tainan	Karachi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.44 NT$685.39	$13.24 PKR3,666.28	-38.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$298.20 NT$9,530.89	$119.43 PKR33,073.41	-60.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.18 NT$6,270.32	$74.38 PKR20,597.81	-62.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$86.68 PKR24,005.16	+30.8%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 79.4% less for childcare

	Tainan	Karachi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$431.61 NT$13,794.71	$51.74 PKR14,329.73	-88.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,493.16 NT$176K	$1,942.52 PKR538K	-64.6%
Average			-79.4%

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pay 45.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Tainan	Karachi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$2.17 PKR599.94	-23.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 NT$103.67	$2.15 PKR596.09	-33.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$1.81 PKR499.95	-54.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.98 NT$1,437.66	$21.46 PKR5,943.81	-52.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$4.33 PKR1,199.87	-55.5%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 52.5% less for clothing

	Tainan	Karachi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$17.80 PKR4,928.05	-71.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$23.21 PKR6,427.89	-42.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$67.83 PKR18,783.72	-20.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$40.92 PKR11,332.13	-61.1%
Average			-52.5%

Tainan vs. Karachi - Cost of clothing

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