Hefei vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$995
🏠 One person rent
$269
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$933
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
63
😀 Quality of life
67
53
🏙️ Population
9.37M
14.9M

The cost of living in Hefei is 70% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6756th and 8902nd ($707 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 1st 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 28th best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 3921st and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$554
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$3.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.6
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.41
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8280
$1093

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546