Hong Kong vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2674
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6072
$1089
🏠 One person rent
$1749
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$3066
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$234
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1241
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
82
50
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.01M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 476% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 621st and 8843rd ($2674 vs $464) 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 632nd and 6696th 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
$7.89
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.97
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2025
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1485
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3592
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2650
$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$25175
$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16126
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.7
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1026
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22890
$3118

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379