Hong Kong vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$1034
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$328
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$155
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	100	69
😀 Quality of life	83	50
🏙️ Population	7.41M	1.01M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 514% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 532nd and 8887th ($2718 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 548th and 6597th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Islamabad

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	Hong Kong	Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$98.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	18.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$9.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$4.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$4.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$1.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$61.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$2738

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$344
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$277
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$354
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$265
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$351
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$334
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$364
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$320
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$340
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$376
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$363
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$311
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$284
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$302
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$372
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$316
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$333
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$427
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$294
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$351
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$380
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$303
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$350
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$393
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$291
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$401
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$337
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$458
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$362
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$347
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$421
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$403
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$396
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$373