Faisalabad vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Faisalabad	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$306	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$769	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$99.5	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$178	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$121	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$991
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	43	93
😀 Quality of life	39	66
🏙️ Population	3.2M	9.37M

The cost of living in Faisalabad is 51% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 9193rd and 7405th ($306 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 160th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Faisalabad compared to 1.6 months in Hefei. Faisalabad ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 7026th and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Faisalabad vs Hefei

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	Faisalabad	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$7.14	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.57	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.22	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$67.2	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$45.8	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$144	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$100	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.12%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$774	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$901	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$3.57	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.58	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.48	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.37	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.54	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.72	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.9	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.4	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27.2	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1151	$8278

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Cities near Faisalabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Chiniot	$389
35 km or 22 mi	Sahiwal	$305
48 km or 30 mi	Gojra	$342
74 km or 46 mi	Jhang	$292
77 km or 48 mi	Okara	$300
83 km or 52 mi	Sargodha	$458
92 km or 57 mi	Hafizabad	$380
93 km or 58 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
121 km or 75 mi	Lahore	$411
125 km or 78 mi	Kamoke	$321
132 km or 82 mi	Gujranwala	$308
136 km or 84 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
146 km or 91 mi	Burewala	$356
159 km or 99 mi	Gujrat	$373
166 km or 103 mi	Khanewal	$361
169 km or 105 mi	Amritsar	$383
182 km or 113 mi	Sialkot	$281
201 km or 125 mi	Mirpur	$354
209 km or 130 mi	Multan	$392
222 km or 138 mi	Jammu	$287
238 km or 148 mi	Jalandhar	$358
243 km or 151 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
254 km or 158 mi	Islamabad	$442
261 km or 162 mi	Pathankot	$355
262 km or 163 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
268 km or 167 mi	Wah	$382
270 km or 167 mi	Ludhiana	$441
279 km or 173 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
286 km or 178 mi	Kohat	$379
323 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$346
325 km or 202 mi	Mardan	$366
331 km or 206 mi	Baramulla	$273
338 km or 210 mi	Srinagar	$354
352 km or 219 mi	Patiala	$365
359 km or 223 mi	Hisar	$251
362 km or 225 mi	Chandigarh	$369
365 km or 227 mi	Khost	$366
379 km or 235 mi	Bikaner	$297
379 km or 235 mi	Mingora	$364
391 km or 243 mi	Shimla	$272

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665