Hefei vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$1010
🏠 One person rent	$205	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$317
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	93	68
😀 Quality of life	66	46
🏙️ Population	9.37M	2.1M

The cost of living in Hefei is 56% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 7405th and 8953rd ($625 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 5th in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Rawalpindi ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 3963rd and 6500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Rawalpindi

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	Hefei	Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$1075

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$442
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$382
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$354
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$366
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$273
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$364
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$373
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$379
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$346
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$458
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$380
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$281
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$287
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$308
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$389
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$306
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$411
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$292
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$342
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$305
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$383
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$355
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$366
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$300
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$358
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$386
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$474
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$361
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$356
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$441
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$392
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$389
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$369
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$272