Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 56.3% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 54.8% less for restaurants
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Taiwan
|
Pakistan
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$136.74
|
$1.63
PKR453.34
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$156.09
|
$3.70
PKR1,027.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.82
|
$0.30
PKR82.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.84
|
$0.20
PKR56.59
|
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pay 70.9% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Pakistan
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.27
|
$0.54
PKR151.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$231.24
|
$2.48
PKR687.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$368.33
|
$2.74
PKR760.38
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.35
|
$1.15
PKR320.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.35
|
$1.24
PKR343.35
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.60
|
$0.47
PKR129.27
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.97
|
$0.28
PKR77.65
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.64
|
$0.32
PKR89.09
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.19
|
$0.23
PKR63.66
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.28
|
$0.17
PKR46.46
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.11
|
$0.22
PKR61.19
|
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pay 43.3% less for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$116.71
|
$3.71
PKR1,029.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,231.29
|
$6.71
PKR1,863.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,090,007.74
|
$18,760.96
PKR5,207,239.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$303.88
|
$4.64
PKR1,287.81
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$610.01
|
$13.82
PKR3,836.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,579.18
|
$88.73
PKR24,627.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,776.93
|
$52.29
PKR14,513.29
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,755.77
|
$60.51
PKR16,793.75
|
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pay 92.0% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,349.81
|
$34.35
PKR9,534.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$470,514.54
|
$1,271.23
PKR352,838.43
|
|
pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.20
|
$1.82
PKR506.38
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.22
|
$1.50
PKR415.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$129.96
|
$1.89
PKR524.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,122.35
|
$12.72
PKR3,530.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$301.92
|
$3.87
PKR1,074.36
|
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pay 47.0% less for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Pakistan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,078.37
|
$14.19
PKR3,937.59
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$914.00
|
$21.90
PKR6,077.37
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,475.20
|
$61.34
PKR17,026.61
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,982.67
|
$28.94
PKR8,032.23
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