Hefei vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$277
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
63
😀 Quality of life
65
49
🏙️ Population
9.37M
14.9M

The cost of living in Hefei is 70% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6780th and 8915th ($727 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 3rd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 4171st and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$1146

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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

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548