Cost of Living Comparison Between Hyderabad and Rawalpindi Cost of Living Comparison Between Hyderabad and Rawalpindi

🙂 Solo nomad: Hyderabad is 5.4% cheaper than Rawalpindi without rent, and 5.5% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Hyderabad is 3.6% cheaper than Rawalpindi without rent, and 2.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.79 PKR 505

$1.79 PKR 504

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.58 PKR 2,984

$14.09 PKR 3,974

-24.91%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.13 PKR 1,164

$5.17 PKR 1,458

-20.12%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.97 PKR 555

$1.63 PKR 461

20.86%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.14 PKR 1,451

$3.36 PKR 948

52.98%

Cappuccino

$0.92 PKR 261

$1.66 PKR 469

-44.58%

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

$0.36 PKR 103

$0.35 PKR 97.4

2.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 PKR 64.9

$0.21 PKR 59.1

9.52%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.73 PKR 205

$0.80 PKR 225

-8.75%

White Bread (500g)

$0.54 PKR 151

$0.56 PKR 157

-3.57%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.12 PKR 315

$1.25 PKR 351

-10.40%

Eggs

$1.10 PKR 309

$1.18 PKR 333

-6.78%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.16 PKR 1,736

$6.06 PKR 1,710

1.65%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.72 PKR 766

$3.31 PKR 933

-17.82%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.05 PKR 1,143

$4.62 PKR 1,304

-12.34%

Apples (1kg)

$1.05 PKR 295

$0.95 PKR 268

10.53%

Banana (1kg)

$0.59 PKR 165

$0.63 PKR 179

-6.35%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.86 PKR 243

$0.91 PKR 255

-5.49%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.53 PKR 148

$0.47 PKR 132

12.77%

Potato (1kg)

$0.36 PKR 100

$0.36 PKR 102

Onion (1kg)

$0.48 PKR 135

$0.52 PKR 147

-7.69%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.36 PKR 101

$0.24 PKR 67.2

50.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.44 PKR 123

$0.39 PKR 111

12.82%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$0.91 PKR 258

$15.84 PKR 4,468

-94.26%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.32 PKR 372

$0.98 PKR 277

34.69%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.14 PKR 604

$2.29 PKR 645

-6.55%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.07 PKR 584

$1.97 PKR 556

5.08%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.19 PKR 54.1

$0.20 PKR 55.3

-5.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$9.98 PKR 2,814

$9.51 PKR 2,683

4.94%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.60 PKR 170

$0.89 PKR 252

-32.58%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.19 PKR 53.0

$0.33 PKR 91.7

-42.42%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.73 PKR 207

$3.06 PKR 864

-76.14%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.93 PKR 263

$0.96 PKR 270

-3.12%

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

$16.4K PKR 4.6M

$17.8K PKR 5.0M

-7.85%

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

$23.6K PKR 6.6M

$23.1K PKR 6.5M

2.17%

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

$135 PKR 38.1K

$103 PKR 29.0K

31.36%

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

$4.71 PKR 1,327

$3.98 PKR 1,122

18.34%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.38 PKR 3,774

$16.31 PKR 4,600

-17.96%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$20.74 PKR 5,848

$10.15 PKR 2,861

104.33%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.48 PKR 981

$7.62 PKR 2,148

-54.33%

Cinema Ticket

$3.46 PKR 977

$3.62 PKR 1,020

-4.42%

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

$40.13 PKR 11.3K

$40.93 PKR 11.5K

-1.95%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,101 PKR 310.4K

$944 PKR 266.3K

16.58%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.62 PKR 4,969

$11.76 PKR 3,317

49.83%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.05 PKR 7,063

$18.55 PKR 5,230

35.04%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.1 PKR 18.3K

$86.6 PKR 24.4K

-24.83%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.79 PKR 10.1K

$28.77 PKR 8,112

24.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$122 PKR 34.4K

$133 PKR 37.4K

-8.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$69.2 PKR 19.5K

$66.0 PKR 18.6K

4.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$298 PKR 84.1K

$325 PKR 91.6K

-8.25%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$193 PKR 54.3K

$169 PKR 47.7K

13.82%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$587 PKR 165.5K

$1,144 PKR 322.5K

-48.68%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$189 PKR 53.2K

$520 PKR 146.7K

-63.73%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$148 PKR 41.7K

$169 PKR 47.5K

-12.28%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

20.17

-25.63%

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

Last update for Hyderabad: January 12, 2026

Last update for Rawalpindi: January 11, 2026

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