Cost of Living Comparison Between Islamabad and Dhaka Cost of Living Comparison Between Islamabad and Dhaka

🙂 Solo nomad: Islamabad is 4% cheaper than Dhaka without rent, and 33.4% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Islamabad is 5.4% cheaper than Dhaka without rent, and 15.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.91 PKR 812

$2.40 ৳293

21.25%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.19 PKR 3,963

$12.50 ৳1,527

13.52%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.20 PKR 1,453

$4.87 ৳595

6.78%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.79 PKR 499

$4.07 ৳497

-56.02%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.98 PKR 1,111

$4.97 ৳607

-19.92%

Cappuccino

$1.99 PKR 555

$2.20 ৳269

-9.55%

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

$0.43 PKR 120

$0.34 ৳41.56

26.47%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.24 PKR 67.3

$0.18 ৳21.62

33.33%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.01 PKR 283

$0.80 ৳98.2

26.25%

White Bread (500g)

$0.65 PKR 182

$0.70 ৳86.1

-7.14%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.28 PKR 357

$0.65 ৳79.6

96.92%

Eggs

$1.23 PKR 343

$1.24 ৳152

-0.81%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.12 PKR 1,710

$6.89 ৳841

-11.18%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.37 PKR 941

$3.38 ৳413

-0.30%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.51 PKR 1,258

$6.68 ৳816

-32.49%

Apples (1kg)

$0.99 PKR 277

$2.79 ৳341

-64.52%

Banana (1kg)

$0.80 PKR 223

$1.09 ৳134

-26.61%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.94 PKR 262

$2.65 ৳323

-64.53%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.61 PKR 169

$0.89 ৳109

-31.46%

Potato (1kg)

$0.41 PKR 115

$0.44 ৳53.6

-6.82%

Onion (1kg)

$0.56 PKR 157

$0.84 ৳102

-33.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.31 PKR 85.8

$0.35 ৳42.88

-11.43%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.37 PKR 104

$0.30 ৳36.85

23.33%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.93 PKR 538

$12.00 ৳1,466

-83.92%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.92 PKR 258

$4.04 ৳494

-77.23%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.04 PKR 568

$6.83 ৳835

-70.13%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.15 PKR 601

$2.88 ৳351

-25.35%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.17 PKR 46.25

$0.40 ৳48.35

-57.50%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.96 PKR 1,943

$24.81 ৳3,030

-71.95%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.90 PKR 252

$1.21 ৳148

-25.62%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.41 PKR 114

$0.42 ৳51.9

-2.38%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.75 PKR 767

$3.03 ৳370

-9.24%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.90 PKR 252

$1.07 ৳131

-15.89%

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

$21.2K PKR 5.9M

$29.1K ৳3.6M

-27.27%

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

$26.4K PKR 7.4M

$27.6K ৳3.4M

-4.39%

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

$112 PKR 31.2K

$32.89 ৳4,017

239.62%

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

$5.39 PKR 1,506

$4.65 ৳568

15.91%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.43 PKR 5,146

$13.34 ৳1,630

38.16%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.69 PKR 6,335

$19.12 ৳2,336

18.67%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.92 PKR 1,654

$14.38 ৳1,756

-58.83%

Cinema Ticket

$4.21 PKR 1,176

$4.02 ৳491

4.73%

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

$60.6 PKR 16.9K

$48.00 ৳5,864

26.33%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,746 PKR 766.9K

$1,942 ৳237.2K

41.44%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$21.22 PKR 5,927

$18.20 ৳2,223

16.59%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.07 PKR 7,839

$23.95 ৳2,926

17.20%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87.0 PKR 24.3K

$47.79 ৳5,837

82.13%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$40.27 PKR 11.2K

$37.12 ৳4,534

8.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$200 PKR 56.0K

$116 ৳14.2K

72.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$110 PKR 30.8K

$64.2 ৳7,837

72.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$513 PKR 143.1K

$310 ৳37.9K

65.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$289 PKR 80.8K

$186 ৳22.7K

55.82%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,548 PKR 432.3K

$1,244 ৳151.9K

24.47%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$732 PKR 204.5K

$603 ৳73.6K

21.49%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$303 PKR 84.7K

$315 ৳38.4K

-3.59%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

20.2

10.52

92.02%

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

Last update for Islamabad: March 2, 2026

Last update for Dhaka: March 1, 2026

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