Hefei vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1708
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$205
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$179
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
63
😀 Quality of life
66
50
🏙️ Population
9.37M
14.9M

The cost of living in Hefei is 41% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7405th and 8872nd ($625 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 3rd 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 0.4 months in Karachi. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 3963rd and 6253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.7
$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$358
$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2103
$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.9
$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.57
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.3
$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.84
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8278
$1405

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$334
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$325
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$394
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$338
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$288
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$339
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$325
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$333
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$311
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$389
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$266
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$452
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$415
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$298
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$366
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$324
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$382
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$585
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$310
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$342
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$605
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$376
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$371
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$297
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$771
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$392
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$468
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$340
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$361
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$279
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$476
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$829
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$356
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$311
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$284
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1090
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$350
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552