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

🙂 Solo nomad: Jammu is 2.4% cheaper than Rawalpindi without rent, and 19.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Jammu is 7.4% cheaper than Rawalpindi without rent, and 9.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.18 ₹288

$1.79 PKR 503

77.65%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.53 ₹1,047

$14.09 PKR 3,971

-18.17%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.99 ₹272

$5.17 PKR 1,457

-42.17%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.63 PKR 461

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.36 PKR 947

Cappuccino

$1.22 ₹111

$1.66 PKR 469

-26.51%

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

$0.36 ₹33.04

$0.35 PKR 97.3

2.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.16 ₹14.67

$0.21 PKR 59.0

-23.81%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.38 ₹125

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.64 ₹240

Milk (1 liter)

$0.65 ₹59.4

$0.80 PKR 225

-18.75%

White Bread (500g)

$0.38 ₹34.70

$0.56 PKR 157

-32.14%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.75 ₹68.2

$1.25 PKR 351

-40.00%

Eggs

$1.01 ₹92.1

$1.18 PKR 332

-14.41%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.87 ₹351

$6.06 PKR 1,708

-36.14%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.31 ₹210

$3.31 PKR 932

-30.21%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.62 PKR 1,303

Apples (1kg)

$1.23 ₹112

$0.95 PKR 268

29.47%

Banana (1kg)

$0.94 ₹85.4

$0.63 PKR 178

49.21%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.87 ₹78.8

$0.91 PKR 255

-4.40%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.56 ₹50.8

$0.47 PKR 132

19.15%

Potato (1kg)

$0.37 ₹33.68

$0.36 PKR 101

2.78%

Onion (1kg)

$0.55 ₹50.0

$0.52 PKR 147

5.77%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.70 ₹63.3

$0.24 PKR 67.2

191.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.31 ₹28.07

$0.39 PKR 111

-20.51%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$15.84 PKR 4,463

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.98 PKR 276

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.29 PKR 644

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.67 ₹333

$1.97 PKR 555

86.29%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.47 ₹769

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.43 ₹130

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.51 ₹228

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

$3.67 ₹333

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₹25.19

$0.20 PKR 55.3

40.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$3.44 ₹312

$9.51 PKR 2,680

-63.83%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.69 ₹154

$0.89 PKR 251

89.89%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.30 ₹27.53

$0.33 PKR 91.6

-9.09%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.39 ₹217

$3.06 PKR 863

-21.90%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.21 ₹110

$0.96 PKR 269

26.04%

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

$17.4K ₹1.6M

$17.8K PKR 5.0M

-2.24%

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

$27.3K ₹2.5M

$23.1K PKR 6.5M

18.28%

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

$31.01 ₹2,815

$103 PKR 29.0K

-69.88%

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

$3.50 ₹318

$3.98 PKR 1,121

-12.06%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.35 ₹668

$16.31 PKR 4,596

-54.94%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$16.02 ₹1,454

$10.15 PKR 2,858

57.83%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.05 ₹640

$7.62 PKR 2,146

-7.48%

Cinema Ticket

$2.99 ₹272

$3.62 PKR 1,019

-17.40%

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

$40.92 ₹3,715

$40.93 PKR 11.5K

-0.02%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,225 ₹111.2K

$944 PKR 266.0K

29.76%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$26.67 ₹2,421

$11.76 PKR 3,313

126.79%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.54 ₹2,953

$18.55 PKR 5,225

75.42%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$42.69 ₹3,875

$86.6 PKR 24.4K

-50.68%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$26.61 ₹2,416

$28.77 PKR 8,105

-7.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$98.2 ₹8,917

$133 PKR 37.4K

-26.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$59.2 ₹5,374

$66.0 PKR 18.6K

-10.34%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$252 ₹22.8K

$325 PKR 91.5K

-22.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$180 ₹16.3K

$169 PKR 47.7K

6.22%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,032 ₹93.7K

$1,144 PKR 322.2K

-9.73%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$557 ₹50.6K

$520 PKR 146.6K

7.09%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$524 ₹47.6K

$169 PKR 47.5K

210.89%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Rawalpindi: January 11, 2026

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