Hefei vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1702
$1034
🏠 One person rent
$216
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$927
$155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
93
69
😀 Quality of life
69
50
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.01M

The cost of living in Hefei is 45% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 7469th and 8887th ($643 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 1st in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 4318th and 6597th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$98.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
18.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3665
$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2183
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$9.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$4.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$1.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$61.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9056
$2738

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$416
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373