Hong Kong vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2753	$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6771	$1168
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$3862	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$150
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4007	$256
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	100	67
😀 Quality of life	88	49
🏙️ Population	7.41M	1.01M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 528% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 379th and 8895th ($2753 vs $439) 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 1.5 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 205th and 6293rd 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	$8.31	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1530	$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4948	$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3273	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$29105	$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18561	$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.8	$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95	$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.4	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1053	$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22381	$3133

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$592
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$795
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$623

Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$323
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$328
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$372
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$277
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$354
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$338
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$374
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$330
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$388
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$456
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$335
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$344
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$280
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$308
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$358
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$319
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$406
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$344
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$500
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$312
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$407
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$441
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$310
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$469
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$378
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$599
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$358
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$360
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$430
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$371
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$476
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$397