Cost of Living Comparison Between Jammu and Rawalpindi Cost of Living Comparison Between Jammu and Rawalpindi

😐 Solo nomad: Jammu is 1.4% more expensive than Rawalpindi without rent, and 21.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Jammu is 2.4% cheaper than Rawalpindi without rent, and 13.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.18 ₹285

$1.81 PKR 507

75.69%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.61 ₹1,040

$14.25 PKR 3,994

-18.53%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.93 ₹262

$5.2 PKR 1,458

-43.65%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.62 PKR 455

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.47 PKR 972

Cappuccino

$1.23 ₹110

$1.65 PKR 464

-25.45%

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

$0.39 ₹35.27

$0.34 PKR 95.4

14.71%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.15 ₹13.07

$0.23 PKR 64.5

-34.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.43 ₹128

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.64 ₹236

Milk (1 liter)

$0.7 ₹62.8

$0.8 PKR 225

-12.50%

White Bread (500g)

$0.39 ₹34.83

$0.57 PKR 159

-31.58%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.76 ₹68.1

$1.25 PKR 350

-39.20%

Eggs

$0.98 ₹87.9

$1.14 PKR 318

-14.04%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.97 ₹356

$6.1 PKR 1,710

-34.92%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.4 ₹215

$3.43 PKR 960

-30.03%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.59 PKR 1,285

Apples (1kg)

$1.25 ₹112

$1.01 PKR 282

23.76%

Banana (1kg)

$0.93 ₹83.1

$0.67 PKR 189

38.81%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.85 ₹75.7

$0.89 PKR 250

-4.49%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.58 ₹52.3

$0.47 PKR 133

23.40%

Potato (1kg)

$0.37 ₹33.54

$0.34 PKR 94.9

8.82%

Onion (1kg)

$0.56 ₹50.3

$0.52 PKR 144

7.69%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.7 ₹62.8

$0.24 PKR 67.1

191.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.31 ₹27.74

$0.4 PKR 112

-22.50%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$16.09 PKR 4,509

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.03 PKR 289

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.4 PKR 673

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.83 ₹343

$2.01 PKR 562

90.55%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.12 ₹727

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 ₹128

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.59 ₹232

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$3.88 ₹348

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.3 ₹26.94

$0.19 PKR 52.5

57.89%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$3.41 ₹305

$9.49 PKR 2,660

-64.07%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.79 ₹161

$0.9 PKR 251

98.89%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.3 ₹27.22

$0.33 PKR 91.4

-9.09%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.36 ₹211

$3.04 PKR 851

-22.37%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.16 ₹104

$0.95 PKR 265

22.11%

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

$17.1K ₹1.5M

$17.5K PKR 4.9M

-2.49%

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

$27.6K ₹2.5M

$23K PKR 6.4M

19.81%

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

$32.03 ₹2,869

$102 PKR 28.6K

-68.61%

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

$3.68 ₹330

$4.01 PKR 1,125

-8.23%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.54 ₹675

$16.5 PKR 4,624

-54.30%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$16.32 ₹1,462

$10.22 PKR 2,864

59.69%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.02 ₹987

$7.69 PKR 2,154

43.30%

Cinema Ticket

$2.9 ₹259

$3.61 PKR 1,011

-19.67%

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

$40.09 ₹3,591

$39.83 PKR 11.2K

0.65%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,183 ₹106K

$959 PKR 268.8K

23.33%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$26.86 ₹2,406

$11.64 PKR 3,264

130.76%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.85 ₹2,853

$18.91 PKR 5,300

68.43%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$43.63 ₹3,908

$87.2 PKR 24.5K

-49.99%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$26.14 ₹2,341

$28.61 PKR 8,019

-8.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$97.2 ₹8,702

$131 PKR 36.7K

-25.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$57.6 ₹5,162

$64.3 PKR 18K

-10.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$252 ₹22.6K

$326 PKR 91.4K

-22.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$179 ₹16K

$172 PKR 48.3K

3.79%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,939 ₹173.7K

$1,157 PKR 324.4K

67.57%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,703 ₹152.6K

$534 PKR 149.6K

219.06%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$461 ₹41.3K

$166 PKR 46.4K

178.22%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.83

20.17

-31.43%

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

Last update for Jammu: December 1, 2025

Last update for Rawalpindi: November 29, 2025

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