Hefei vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$654
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1731
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$218
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$371
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$930
$152
😷 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 51% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7557th and 8914th ($654 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 105th 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 0.4 months in Karachi. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 3551st and 6414th 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
$2.98
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$384
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.4
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.9
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.44%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3689
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1986
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.9
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.47
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.19
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.4
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.75
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.7
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9430
$1646

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561