Cost of Living Comparison Between Bahawalpur and Islamabad Cost of Living Comparison Between Bahawalpur and Islamabad

🙂 Solo nomad: Bahawalpur is 24.9% cheaper than Islamabad without rent, and 38.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bahawalpur is 22.8% cheaper than Islamabad without rent, and 38.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.80 PKR 503

$2.91 PKR 813

-38.14%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$8.76 PKR 2,451

$14.19 PKR 3,969

-38.27%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.47 PKR 972

$5.20 PKR 1,456

-33.27%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.43 PKR 401

$1.79 PKR 500

-20.11%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.80 PKR 1,342

$3.98 PKR 1,113

20.60%

Cappuccino

$1.27 PKR 356

$1.99 PKR 556

-36.18%

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

$0.33 PKR 93.0

$0.43 PKR 120

-23.26%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.22 PKR 61.5

$0.24 PKR 67.4

-8.33%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.52 PKR 144

$1.01 PKR 284

-48.51%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 PKR 147

$0.65 PKR 182

-20.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.24 PKR 347

$1.28 PKR 358

-3.13%

Eggs

$1.03 PKR 287

$1.23 PKR 343

-16.26%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.34 PKR 2,054

$6.12 PKR 1,712

19.93%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.60 PKR 726

$3.37 PKR 943

-22.85%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.22 PKR 900

$4.51 PKR 1,261

-28.60%

Apples (1kg)

$0.99 PKR 277

Banana (1kg)

$0.58 PKR 163

$0.80 PKR 224

-27.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.26 PKR 72.9

$0.94 PKR 263

-72.34%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.53 PKR 149

$0.61 PKR 170

-13.11%

Potato (1kg)

$0.37 PKR 104

$0.41 PKR 116

-9.76%

Onion (1kg)

$0.54 PKR 151

$0.56 PKR 157

-3.57%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.59 PKR 165

$0.31 PKR 85.9

90.32%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.30 PKR 83.5

$0.37 PKR 104

-18.92%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.41 PKR 395

$1.93 PKR 539

-26.94%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.68 PKR 191

$0.92 PKR 259

-26.09%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.55 PKR 993

$2.04 PKR 569

74.02%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.81 PKR 507

$2.15 PKR 602

-15.81%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.20 PKR 56.9

$0.17 PKR 46.32

17.65%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$1.82 PKR 508

$6.96 PKR 1,946

-73.85%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.04 PKR 290

$0.90 PKR 252

15.56%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.20 PKR 54.8

$0.41 PKR 114

-51.22%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.07 PKR 301

$2.75 PKR 768

-61.09%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.92 PKR 257

$0.90 PKR 253

2.22%

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

$21.0K PKR 5.9M

$21.2K PKR 5.9M

-0.87%

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

$21.0K PKR 5.9M

$26.4K PKR 7.4M

-20.56%

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

$59.0 PKR 16.5K

$112 PKR 31.2K

-47.18%

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

$3.87 PKR 1,082

$5.39 PKR 1,508

-28.20%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.71 PKR 3,554

$18.43 PKR 5,155

-31.04%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.16 PKR 3,402

$22.69 PKR 6,346

-46.41%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.81 PKR 2,185

$5.92 PKR 1,657

31.93%

Cinema Ticket

$2.10 PKR 586

$4.21 PKR 1,178

-50.12%

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

$26.75 PKR 7,482

$60.6 PKR 17.0K

-55.89%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$671 PKR 187.8K

$2,746 PKR 768.2K

-75.56%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.19 PKR 4,529

$21.22 PKR 5,937

-23.70%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.82 PKR 6,103

$28.07 PKR 7,852

-22.27%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$59.3 PKR 16.6K

$87.0 PKR 24.3K

-31.90%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$26.31 PKR 7,360

$40.27 PKR 11.3K

-34.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$107 PKR 29.9K

$200 PKR 56.1K

-46.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$53.2 PKR 14.9K

$110 PKR 30.9K

-51.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$229 PKR 64.0K

$513 PKR 143.4K

-55.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$131 PKR 36.6K

$289 PKR 80.9K

-54.74%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,525 PKR 985.8K

$1,548 PKR 433.0K

127.66%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$771 PKR 215.7K

$732 PKR 204.8K

5.34%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$161 PKR 45.1K

$303 PKR 84.9K

-46.91%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

20.2

-10.89%

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

Last update for Bahawalpur: March 1, 2026

Last update for Islamabad: March 2, 2026

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