Hefei vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$1168
🏠 One person rent
$277
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$256
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
93
67
😀 Quality of life
65
49
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.01M

The cost of living in Hefei is 66% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 6780th and 8895th ($727 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 2nd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 4171st and 6293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Islamabad

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Hefei Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.8
 Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$4.32
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$3133

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397