Cost of Living Comparison Between Jhang and Islamabad Cost of Living Comparison Between Jhang and Islamabad

🙂 Solo nomad: Jhang is 20.9% cheaper than Islamabad without rent, and 30.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Jhang is 4.8% cheaper than Islamabad without rent, and 30.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.75 PKR 495

$2.85 PKR 806

-38.60%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.34 PKR 4,051

$14.4 PKR 4,068

-0.42%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.59 PKR 1,013

$5.28 PKR 1,491

-32.01%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.76 PKR 779

$1.75 PKR 496

57.71%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.76 PKR 1,061

$3.83 PKR 1,083

-1.83%

Cappuccino

$2.28 PKR 644

$2.01 PKR 567

13.43%

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

$0.36 PKR 101

$0.39 PKR 111

-7.69%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 PKR 65

$0.24 PKR 68.1

-4.17%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.63 PKR 177

$1 PKR 282

-37.00%

White Bread (500g)

$0.56 PKR 159

$0.67 PKR 188

-16.42%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.22 PKR 346

$1.22 PKR 344

Eggs

$1.04 PKR 295

$1.27 PKR 358

-18.11%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.06 PKR 1,711

$6.15 PKR 1,736

-1.46%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.04 PKR 859

$3.55 PKR 1,004

-14.37%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.53 PKR 1,279

$4.31 PKR 1,216

5.10%

Apples (1kg)

$1.06 PKR 301

$1.03 PKR 292

2.91%

Banana (1kg)

$0.6 PKR 169

$0.85 PKR 239

-29.41%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.58 PKR 163

$0.9 PKR 255

-35.56%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.47 PKR 133

$0.59 PKR 167

-20.34%

Potato (1kg)

$0.35 PKR 99.1

$0.42 PKR 118

-16.67%

Onion (1kg)

$0.48 PKR 136

$0.52 PKR 148

-7.69%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.47 PKR 134

$0.31 PKR 87.3

51.61%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.36 PKR 103

$0.4 PKR 114

-10.00%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$0.74 PKR 209

$1.78 PKR 503

-58.43%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 PKR 143

$0.87 PKR 247

-41.38%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.07 PKR 302

$1.96 PKR 554

-45.41%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$0.85 PKR 239

$2.17 PKR 613

-60.83%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.2 PKR 55.7

$0.19 PKR 53

5.26%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.87 PKR 1,941

$6.95 PKR 1,964

-1.15%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.72 PKR 204

$0.85 PKR 239

-15.29%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.52 PKR 148

$0.44 PKR 123

18.18%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.81 PKR 510

$2.9 PKR 820

-37.59%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.9 PKR 254

$0.98 PKR 277

-8.16%

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

$17.8K PKR 5M

$21.6K PKR 6.1M

-17.64%

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

$22.6K PKR 6.4M

$26K PKR 7.3M

-13.05%

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

$69.7 PKR 19.7K

$111 PKR 31.3K

-37.10%

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

$3.96 PKR 1,118

$5.35 PKR 1,512

-25.98%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$10.8 PKR 3,049

$18.38 PKR 5,191

-41.24%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.29 PKR 3,471

$22.44 PKR 6,339

-45.23%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.04 PKR 1,706

$6.02 PKR 1,700

0.33%

Cinema Ticket

$3.59 PKR 1,014

$4.3 PKR 1,214

-16.51%

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

$15.77 PKR 4,455

$59.2 PKR 16.7K

-73.35%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,250 PKR 352.9K

$2,713 PKR 766.3K

-53.94%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$14.95 PKR 4,224

$21.17 PKR 5,980

-29.38%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.09 PKR 5,955

$28.14 PKR 7,947

-25.05%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$73.8 PKR 20.8K

$87.7 PKR 24.8K

-15.82%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$29.95 PKR 8,460

$39.86 PKR 11.3K

-24.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$75.9 PKR 21.4K

$202 PKR 57K

-62.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$51 PKR 14.4K

$112 PKR 31.5K

-54.37%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$165 PKR 46.7K

$499 PKR 141.1K

-66.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$106 PKR 30K

$298 PKR 84.3K

-64.36%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$567 PKR 160.1K

$1,315 PKR 371.4K

-56.88%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$436 PKR 123.2K

$781 PKR 220.5K

-44.11%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$142 PKR 40.1K

$289 PKR 81.6K

-50.82%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

20.2

-10.89%

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

Last update for Jhang: October 27, 2025

Last update for Islamabad: October 29, 2025

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