Cost of living comparison

Taipei, Taiwan

compared to

Islamabad, Pakistan

Islamabad vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Islamabad is 52.2% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 53.6% less in Islamabad
Groceries: pay 69.9% less in Islamabad
Transportation: pay 42.0% less in Islamabad
Housing: pay 35.5% less in Islamabad
Childcare: pay 86.4% less in Islamabad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.2% less in Islamabad
Clothing: pay 36.7% less in Islamabad

Expenses including childcare, groceries, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Islamabad.

Islamabad vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Islamabad instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 53.6% less for restaurants

	Taipei	Islamabad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.18 NT$201.27	$1.79 PKR502.89	-71.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 NT$163.03	$4.30 PKR1,206.93	-14.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 NT$32.69	$0.35 PKR99.43	-64.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 NT$22.11	$0.24 PKR67.99	-64.4%
Average			-53.6%

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pay 69.9% less for groceries

	Taipei	Islamabad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.86 NT$60.50	$0.68 PKR190.51	-63.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.37 NT$272.61	$2.96 PKR831.63	-64.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.77 NT$350.60	$3.31 PKR930.99	-69.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$88.46	$1.25 PKR351.22	-54.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.37 NT$142.12	$1.64 PKR461.06	-62.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.06 NT$67.13	$0.48 PKR135.50	-76.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NT$32.98	$0.38 PKR107.54	-62.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$40.59	$0.37 PKR104.39	-70.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 NT$50.62	$0.26 PKR73.31	-83.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 NT$42.29	$0.19 PKR52.98	-85.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 NT$36.13	$0.25 PKR70.44	-77.4%
Average			-69.9%

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pay 42.0% less for transportation

	Taipei	Islamabad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.68 NT$119.94	$3.81 PKR1,069.46	+3.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.10 NT$1,207.65	$6.80 PKR1,910.97	-81.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,750.62 NT$1,131,163.80	$21,479.46 PKR6,034,653.13	-38.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.81 NT$286.82	$4.27 PKR1,200.90	-51.5%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 35.5% less for housing

	Taipei	Islamabad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.04 NT$782.47	$18.16 PKR5,100.72	-24.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.95 NT$20,537.96	$174.15 PKR48,928.02	-72.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$465.35 NT$15,147.66	$99.01 PKR27,815.98	-78.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.62 NT$2,070.90	$84.99 PKR23,876.98	+33.6%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 86.4% less for childcare

	Taipei	Islamabad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$610.09 NT$19,859.10	$60.17 PKR16,904.77	-90.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,275.33 NT$594,878.55	$3,142.14 PKR882,783.54	-82.8%
Average			-86.4%

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pay 41.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Islamabad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.63 NT$85.54	$1.79 PKR502.89	-31.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 NT$99.20	$1.97 PKR552.70	-35.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 NT$120.76	$2.15 PKR603.47	-42.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.32 NT$1,247.23	$23.01 PKR6,465.70	-39.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.89 NT$322.04	$4.30 PKR1,206.93	-56.6%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 36.7% less for clothing

	Taipei	Islamabad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.02 NT$1,823.55	$19.06 PKR5,354.28	-66.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.15 NT$1,014.07	$26.18 PKR7,354.73	-16.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.26 NT$2,775.27	$83.29 PKR23,401.04	-2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.43 NT$3,366.78	$38.79 PKR10,898.83	-62.5%
Average			-36.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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