Hefei vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1702
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$216
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$927
$132
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
63
😀 Quality of life
69
54
🏙️ Population
9.37M
14.9M

The cost of living in Hefei is 50% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7469th and 8915th ($643 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 2nd in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 4318th and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3665
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2183
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9056
$1491

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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
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558