Hefei vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$670
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1770
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$214
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$368
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1012
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
84
63
😀 Quality of life
71
54
🏙️ Population
9.37M
14.9M

The cost of living in Hefei is 59% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7494th and 8923rd ($670 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 5th in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hefei compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 3146th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Karachi

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Hefei Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.4
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.17%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3568
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8681
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525