Cost of Living Comparison Between Gilgit and Rawalpindi Cost of Living Comparison Between Gilgit and Rawalpindi

🙂 Solo nomad: Gilgit is 11% cheaper than Rawalpindi without rent, and 7.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gilgit is 2.3% cheaper than Rawalpindi without rent, and 16.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.73 PKR 490

$1.73 PKR 489

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.55 PKR 2,979

$13.98 PKR 3,948

-24.54%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.2 PKR 1,185

$5.29 PKR 1,493

-20.60%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.82 PKR 514

$1.57 PKR 444

15.92%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.56 PKR 1,005

$3.37 PKR 951

5.64%

Cappuccino

$1.44 PKR 406

$1.63 PKR 461

-11.66%

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

$0.31 PKR 88.9

$0.32 PKR 89

-3.13%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 PKR 65.2

$0.23 PKR 65.1

Milk (1 liter)

$0.78 PKR 219

$0.78 PKR 221

White Bread (500g)

$0.57 PKR 160

$0.52 PKR 147

9.62%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.17 PKR 329

$1.24 PKR 350

-5.65%

Eggs

$1.3 PKR 368

$1.13 PKR 320

15.04%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.97 PKR 1,122

$5.99 PKR 1,693

-33.72%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.98 PKR 841

$3.28 PKR 926

-9.15%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.66 PKR 1,033

$4.57 PKR 1,289

-19.91%

Apples (1kg)

$0.51 PKR 145

$0.94 PKR 266

-45.74%

Banana (1kg)

$0.51 PKR 144

$0.69 PKR 195

-26.09%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.62 PKR 176

$0.86 PKR 243

-27.91%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.51 PKR 143

$0.47 PKR 134

8.51%

Potato (1kg)

$0.35 PKR 98.2

$0.34 PKR 95.8

2.94%

Onion (1kg)

$0.6 PKR 170

$0.52 PKR 148

15.38%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.33 PKR 93.9

$0.26 PKR 73.6

26.92%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.47 PKR 134

$0.39 PKR 111

20.51%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.27 PKR 359

$15.94 PKR 4,502

-92.03%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.93 PKR 262

$0.99 PKR 280

-6.06%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.04 PKR 575

$2.31 PKR 652

-11.69%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.9 PKR 537

$1.93 PKR 546

-1.55%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.19 PKR 55

$0.19 PKR 52.5

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.18 PKR 2,027

$9.81 PKR 2,770

-26.81%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.9 PKR 255

$0.87 PKR 245

3.45%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.41 PKR 115

$0.35 PKR 99.1

17.14%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.8 PKR 509

$2.95 PKR 833

-38.98%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.98 PKR 275

$0.95 PKR 268

3.16%

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

$21.2K PKR 6M

$17.6K PKR 5M

20.02%

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

$23K PKR 6.5M

$22.5K PKR 6.3M

2.47%

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

$102 PKR 28.8K

$103 PKR 29.2K

-1.51%

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

$1.99 PKR 563

$3.99 PKR 1,126

-50.13%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.68 PKR 3,863

$16.44 PKR 4,643

-16.79%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.52 PKR 3,537

$9.99 PKR 2,822

25.33%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.06 PKR 1,711

$7.76 PKR 2,192

-21.91%

Cinema Ticket

$3.48 PKR 983

$3.6 PKR 1,018

-3.33%

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

$14.06 PKR 3,970

$40.12 PKR 11.3K

-64.96%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,125 PKR 317.6K

$946 PKR 267.2K

18.86%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.03 PKR 4,244

$11.56 PKR 3,266

30.02%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.3 PKR 6,299

$18.51 PKR 5,229

20.48%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71 PKR 20.1K

$88.7 PKR 25.1K

-19.94%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$28.98 PKR 8,186

$28.41 PKR 8,023

2.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$75.1 PKR 21.2K

$131 PKR 36.9K

-42.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$52.8 PKR 14.9K

$64.8 PKR 18.3K

-18.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$169 PKR 47.8K

$335 PKR 94.5K

-49.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$108 PKR 30.4K

$173 PKR 48.9K

-37.87%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$568 PKR 160.4K

$1,151 PKR 325.1K

-50.66%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$442 PKR 124.8K

$515 PKR 145.3K

-14.15%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$176 PKR 49.7K

$167 PKR 47.2K

5.36%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

20.17

-5.80%

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

Last update for Gilgit: October 28, 2025

Last update for Rawalpindi: October 29, 2025

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