Hefei vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1708
$1170
🏠 One person rent
$205
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$34.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
93
69
😀 Quality of life
66
49
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.01M

The cost of living in Hefei is 41% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 7405th and 8870th ($625 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 2nd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 3963rd and 6313th 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
$3.46
$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.7
$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$94.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$358
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
20.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$1142
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2103
$682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.9
$6.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$2.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.57
$1.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.3
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.84
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$19.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$64.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8278
$2961

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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

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$401
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$382
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$354
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$366
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$273
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$364
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$346
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$373
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$354
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$458
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$281
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$287
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$389
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$321
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$374
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$303
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$306
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$411
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$342
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$383
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$305
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$355
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$366
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$300
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$386
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$358
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$474
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$361
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$356
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$441
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$392
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$389
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$381
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$369