Cost of Living Comparison Between Abbottabad and Karachi Cost of Living Comparison Between Abbottabad and Karachi

🙂 Solo nomad: Abbottabad is 15.9% cheaper than Karachi without rent, and 37.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Abbottabad is 10.8% cheaper than Karachi without rent, and 32.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.72 PKR 487

$2.08 PKR 588

-17.31%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.57 PKR 3,549

$12.27 PKR 3,465

2.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.32 PKR 1,502

$4.07 PKR 1,149

30.71%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.73 PKR 488

$2 PKR 565

-13.50%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.73 PKR 489

$5.14 PKR 1,453

-66.34%

Cappuccino

$1.4 PKR 395

$1.84 PKR 519

-23.91%

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

$0.33 PKR 93.3

$0.37 PKR 104

-10.81%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 PKR 65.1

$0.23 PKR 65.2

Milk (1 liter)

$0.83 PKR 233

$0.8 PKR 225

3.75%

White Bread (500g)

$0.62 PKR 174

$0.55 PKR 155

12.73%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.2 PKR 340

$1.13 PKR 319

6.19%

Eggs

$1.18 PKR 333

$1.18 PKR 332

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.52 PKR 995

$6.54 PKR 1,846

-46.18%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.36 PKR 667

$3.24 PKR 915

-27.16%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.37 PKR 1,233

$5.08 PKR 1,435

-13.98%

Apples (1kg)

$0.9 PKR 255

$1.08 PKR 306

-16.67%

Banana (1kg)

$0.78 PKR 221

$0.55 PKR 155

41.82%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.83 PKR 235

$0.89 PKR 250

-6.74%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.54 PKR 153

$0.54 PKR 152

Potato (1kg)

$0.32 PKR 91

$0.38 PKR 108

-15.79%

Onion (1kg)

$0.48 PKR 136

$0.47 PKR 133

2.13%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.31 PKR 86.4

$0.36 PKR 100

-13.89%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.16 PKR 45.5

$0.44 PKR 124

-63.64%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.8 PKR 508

$1.22 PKR 344

47.54%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.92 PKR 259

$1.31 PKR 371

-29.77%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.97 PKR 556

$2.12 PKR 599

-7.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.73 PKR 489

$2.18 PKR 616

-20.64%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.26 PKR 73.7

$0.37 PKR 103

-29.73%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.26 PKR 2,051

$6.28 PKR 1,772

15.61%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.91 PKR 258

$0.7 PKR 197

30.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.44 PKR 123

$0.66 PKR 187

-33.33%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.8 PKR 790

$1.72 PKR 485

62.79%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.9 PKR 253

$0.93 PKR 263

-3.23%

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

$21.2K PKR 6M

$16.8K PKR 4.7M

26.64%

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

$26.3K PKR 7.4M

$25K PKR 7.1M

5.26%

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

$43.46 PKR 12.3K

$136 PKR 38.3K

-67.95%

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

$2.94 PKR 831

$4.88 PKR 1,379

-39.75%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.82 PKR 5,317

$13.36 PKR 3,775

40.87%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.46 PKR 4,930

$15.31 PKR 4,325

14.04%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.58 PKR 1,012

$14.22 PKR 4,016

-74.82%

Cinema Ticket

$4.17 PKR 1,177

$4.35 PKR 1,230

-4.14%

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

$35.83 PKR 10.1K

$57.7 PKR 16.3K

-37.88%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$540 PKR 152.5K

$1,350 PKR 381.3K

-60.02%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$8.87 PKR 2,505

$17.87 PKR 5,047

-50.36%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$7.18 PKR 2,027

$25.27 PKR 7,138

-71.59%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87 PKR 24.6K

$65.4 PKR 18.5K

33.01%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$12.61 PKR 3,561

$35.61 PKR 10.1K

-64.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$35.05 PKR 9,898

$121 PKR 34.2K

-71.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$21.26 PKR 6,004

$75.9 PKR 21.4K

-71.98%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$164 PKR 46.4K

$321 PKR 90.7K

-48.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$42.18 PKR 11.9K

$182 PKR 51.4K

-76.82%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$540 PKR 152.4K

$576 PKR 162.7K

-6.33%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$505 PKR 142.6K

$365 PKR 103.2K

38.11%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$231 PKR 65.1K

$190 PKR 53.8K

21.10%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

20.2

17.8

13.48%

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

Last update for Abbottabad: October 28, 2025

Last update for Karachi: October 27, 2025

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