Hong Kong vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2737
$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6793
$1170
🏠 One person rent
$1830
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$3856
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$156
🚐 Transport expenses
$232
$34.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3804
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
100
69
😀 Quality of life
88
49
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.01M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 519% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 427th and 8870th ($2737 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Hong Kong compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 248th and 6313th 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
$8.82
$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.49
$1.79
 Cappuccino
$5.3
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2169
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1533
$94.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4708
$514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3331
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.02%
20.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$26276
$1142
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16290
$682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.3
$6.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$4.25
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.26
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.2
$2.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$1.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.1
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.2
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$19.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1052
$64.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22706
$2961

Cost of living in other countries

Hong KongIslamabad

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$916
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$653
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1588
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$461
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$656
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$601
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$804
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$774
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$936
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$812
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$764
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$794
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$793
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$823
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$877
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$569
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$451
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$655
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$803
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$755
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$756
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$761
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$758
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$761
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$724
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$771
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$649
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$664
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$688
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$650
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$702
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$823
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$522
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$401
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$382
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$354
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$366
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$273
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$364
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$346
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$373
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$354
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$458
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$281
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$287
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$389
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$321
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$374
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$303
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$306
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$411
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$342
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$383
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$305
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$355
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$366
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$300
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$386
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$358
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$474
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$361
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$356
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$441
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$392
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$389
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$381
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$369