Cost of Living Comparison Between Islamabad and Chiang Mai Cost of Living Comparison Between Islamabad and Chiang Mai

🙂 Solo nomad: Islamabad is 42% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 38.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Islamabad is 41.8% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 37.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.85 PKR 806

$2.02 ฿65.3

41.09%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.4 PKR 4,068

$18.78 ฿608

-23.32%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.28 PKR 1,491

$7.67 ฿248

-31.16%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 PKR 496

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.83 PKR 1,083

Cappuccino

$2.01 PKR 567

$1.98 ฿64.2

1.52%

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

$0.39 PKR 111

$0.82 ฿26.64

-52.44%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.24 PKR 68.1

$0.33 ฿10.58

-27.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.12 ฿68.6

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.73 ฿121

Milk (1 liter)

$1 PKR 282

$1.64 ฿53.2

-39.02%

White Bread (500g)

$0.67 PKR 188

$1.57 ฿50.9

-57.32%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.22 PKR 344

$1.19 ฿38.62

2.52%

Eggs

$1.27 PKR 358

$1.98 ฿64.1

-35.86%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.15 PKR 1,736

$15.99 ฿517

-61.54%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.55 PKR 1,004

$3.12 ฿101

13.78%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.31 PKR 1,216

$11.16 ฿361

-61.38%

Apples (1kg)

$1.03 PKR 292

$2.76 ฿89.2

-62.68%

Banana (1kg)

$0.85 PKR 239

$1.22 ฿39.5

-30.33%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.9 PKR 255

$1.71 ฿55.4

-47.37%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.59 PKR 167

$1.55 ฿50.2

-61.94%

Potato (1kg)

$0.42 PKR 118

$1.34 ฿43.21

-68.66%

Onion (1kg)

$0.52 PKR 148

$1.21 ฿39.23

-57.02%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.31 PKR 87.3

$0.72 ฿23.2

-56.94%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.4 PKR 114

$0.53 ฿17.05

-24.53%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.78 PKR 503

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 PKR 247

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.96 PKR 554

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.17 PKR 613

$4.72 ฿153

-54.03%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.39 ฿595

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿57.9

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.21 ฿104

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.19 PKR 53

$0.94 ฿30.44

-79.79%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.95 PKR 1,964

$18.9 ฿612

-63.23%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.85 PKR 239

$1.42 ฿46.08

-40.14%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.44 PKR 123

$1.35 ฿43.53

-67.41%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.9 PKR 820

$7.85 ฿254

-63.06%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.98 PKR 277

$1.25 ฿40.4

-21.60%

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

$21.6K PKR 6.1M

$21.2K ฿684.9K

1.98%

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

$26K PKR 7.3M

$21.8K ฿706.8K

18.89%

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

$111 PKR 31.3K

$70.6 ฿2,285

56.88%

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

$5.35 PKR 1,512

$13.72 ฿444

-61.01%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.38 PKR 5,191

$17.56 ฿568

4.67%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.44 PKR 6,339

$41.64 ฿1,347

-46.11%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.02 PKR 1,700

$6.9 ฿223

-12.75%

Cinema Ticket

$4.3 PKR 1,214

$5.8 ฿188

-25.86%

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

$59.2 PKR 16.7K

$308 ฿9,963

-80.78%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,713 PKR 766.3K

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-81.55%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$21.17 PKR 5,980

$55.4 ฿1,793

-61.79%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.14 PKR 7,947

$26.4 ฿854

6.59%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87.7 PKR 24.8K

$85.1 ฿2,755

3.00%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.86 PKR 11.3K

$71.8 ฿2,323

-44.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$202 PKR 57K

$434 ฿14K

-53.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$112 PKR 31.5K

$235 ฿7,610

-52.52%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$499 PKR 141.1K

$821 ฿26.6K

-39.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$298 PKR 84.3K

$498 ฿16.1K

-40.10%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,315 PKR 371.4K

$2,180 ฿70.6K

-39.68%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$781 PKR 220.5K

$1,543 ฿49.9K

-49.40%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$289 PKR 81.6K

$703 ฿22.8K

-58.93%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

20.2

304.00%

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

Last update for Islamabad: October 29, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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