Hefei vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$389
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$1027
🏠 One person rent
$269
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$140
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$33.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$933
$221
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
93
67
😀 Quality of life
67
51
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.01M

The cost of living in Hefei is 82% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 6756th and 8988th ($707 vs $389) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd 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 28th best city to live in China vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 3921st and 6200th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$1.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$85.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$554
$397
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$57.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$88
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$15.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
19.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$5.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$4.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$4.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$1.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.6
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.41
$3.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$16.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$51.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8280
$1443

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$331
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$238
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$278
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$335
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$281
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$311
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$352
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$307
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$277
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$330
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$303
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$298
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$399
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$240
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$344
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$268
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$337
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$347
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$289
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$386
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$364
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$337
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$508
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$260
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$399
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$290
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$449
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$394
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$567
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$328
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$338
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$448
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$307
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$455
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$437
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$401