Cost of Living Comparison Between Abbottabad and Islamabad Cost of Living Comparison Between Abbottabad and Islamabad

🙂 Solo nomad: Abbottabad is 29% cheaper than Islamabad without rent, and 43.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Abbottabad is 20.1% cheaper than Islamabad without rent, and 44% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.72 PKR 487

$2.85 PKR 806

-39.65%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.57 PKR 3,549

$14.4 PKR 4,068

-12.71%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.32 PKR 1,502

$5.28 PKR 1,491

0.76%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.73 PKR 488

$1.75 PKR 496

-1.14%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.73 PKR 489

$3.83 PKR 1,083

-54.83%

Cappuccino

$1.4 PKR 395

$2.01 PKR 567

-30.35%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 PKR 93.3

$0.39 PKR 111

-15.38%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 PKR 65.1

$0.24 PKR 68.1

-4.17%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.83 PKR 233

$1 PKR 282

-17.00%

White Bread (500g)

$0.62 PKR 174

$0.67 PKR 188

-7.46%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.2 PKR 340

$1.22 PKR 344

-1.64%

Eggs

$1.18 PKR 333

$1.27 PKR 358

-7.09%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.52 PKR 995

$6.15 PKR 1,736

-42.76%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.36 PKR 667

$3.55 PKR 1,004

-33.52%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.37 PKR 1,233

$4.31 PKR 1,216

1.39%

Apples (1kg)

$0.9 PKR 255

$1.03 PKR 292

-12.62%

Banana (1kg)

$0.78 PKR 221

$0.85 PKR 239

-8.24%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.83 PKR 235

$0.9 PKR 255

-7.78%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.54 PKR 153

$0.59 PKR 167

-8.47%

Potato (1kg)

$0.32 PKR 91

$0.42 PKR 118

-23.81%

Onion (1kg)

$0.48 PKR 136

$0.52 PKR 148

-7.69%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.31 PKR 86.4

$0.31 PKR 87.3

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.16 PKR 45.5

$0.4 PKR 114

-60.00%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.8 PKR 508

$1.78 PKR 503

1.12%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.92 PKR 259

$0.87 PKR 247

5.75%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.97 PKR 556

$1.96 PKR 554

0.51%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.73 PKR 489

$2.17 PKR 613

-20.28%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.26 PKR 73.7

$0.19 PKR 53

36.84%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.26 PKR 2,051

$6.95 PKR 1,964

4.46%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.91 PKR 258

$0.85 PKR 239

7.06%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.44 PKR 123

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.8 PKR 790

$2.9 PKR 820

-3.45%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.9 PKR 253

$0.98 PKR 277

-8.16%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$21.2K PKR 6M

$21.6K PKR 6.1M

-1.66%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$26.3K PKR 7.4M

$26K PKR 7.3M

1.28%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$43.46 PKR 12.3K

$111 PKR 31.3K

-60.77%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$2.94 PKR 831

$5.35 PKR 1,512

-45.05%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.82 PKR 5,317

$18.38 PKR 5,191

2.39%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.46 PKR 4,930

$22.44 PKR 6,339

-22.19%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.58 PKR 1,012

$6.02 PKR 1,700

-40.53%

Cinema Ticket

$4.17 PKR 1,177

$4.3 PKR 1,214

-3.02%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$35.83 PKR 10.1K

$59.2 PKR 16.7K

-39.45%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$540 PKR 152.5K

$2,713 PKR 766.3K

-80.10%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$8.87 PKR 2,505

$21.17 PKR 5,980

-58.10%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$7.18 PKR 2,027

$28.14 PKR 7,947

-74.48%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87 PKR 24.6K

$87.7 PKR 24.8K

-0.83%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$12.61 PKR 3,561

$39.86 PKR 11.3K

-68.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$35.05 PKR 9,898

$202 PKR 57K

-82.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$21.26 PKR 6,004

$112 PKR 31.5K

-80.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$164 PKR 46.4K

$499 PKR 141.1K

-67.08%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$42.18 PKR 11.9K

$298 PKR 84.3K

-85.87%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$540 PKR 152.4K

$1,315 PKR 371.4K

-58.96%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$505 PKR 142.6K

$781 PKR 220.5K

-35.34%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$231 PKR 65.1K

$289 PKR 81.6K

-20.20%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

20.2

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Abbottabad: October 28, 2025

Last update for Islamabad: October 29, 2025

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