Cost of Living Comparison Between Mehar and Rawalpindi Cost of Living Comparison Between Mehar and Rawalpindi

🙂 Solo nomad: Mehar is 14.9% cheaper than Rawalpindi without rent, and 5.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Mehar is 1.1% cheaper than Rawalpindi without rent, and 14.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.75 PKR 493

$1.73 PKR 489

1.16%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.53 PKR 2,975

$13.98 PKR 3,948

-24.68%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.14 PKR 1,169

$5.29 PKR 1,493

-21.74%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.79 PKR 505

$1.57 PKR 444

14.01%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.44 PKR 972

$3.37 PKR 951

2.08%

Cappuccino

$1.49 PKR 421

$1.63 PKR 461

-8.59%

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

$0.32 PKR 90

$0.32 PKR 89

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 PKR 65.1

Milk (1 liter)

$0.71 PKR 201

$0.78 PKR 221

-8.97%

White Bread (500g)

$0.57 PKR 160

$0.52 PKR 147

9.62%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.21 PKR 341

$1.24 PKR 350

-2.42%

Eggs

$1.14 PKR 321

$1.13 PKR 320

0.88%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.04 PKR 1,706

$5.99 PKR 1,693

0.83%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.59 PKR 732

$3.28 PKR 926

-21.04%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.71 PKR 1,047

$4.57 PKR 1,289

-18.82%

Apples (1kg)

$0.99 PKR 280

$0.94 PKR 266

5.32%

Banana (1kg)

$0.62 PKR 175

$0.69 PKR 195

-10.14%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.61 PKR 172

$0.86 PKR 243

-29.07%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.52 PKR 147

$0.47 PKR 134

10.64%

Potato (1kg)

$0.35 PKR 98.6

$0.34 PKR 95.8

2.94%

Onion (1kg)

$0.5 PKR 143

$0.52 PKR 148

-3.85%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.31 PKR 86.3

$0.26 PKR 73.6

19.23%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.36 PKR 103

$0.39 PKR 111

-7.69%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.54 PKR 434

$15.94 PKR 4,502

-90.34%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.93 PKR 262

$0.99 PKR 280

-6.06%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.04 PKR 575

$2.31 PKR 652

-11.69%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.97 PKR 555

$1.93 PKR 546

2.07%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.15 PKR 43.33

$0.19 PKR 52.5

-21.05%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.22 PKR 2,039

$9.81 PKR 2,770

-26.40%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.86 PKR 244

$0.87 PKR 245

-1.15%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.4 PKR 113

$0.35 PKR 99.1

14.29%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.73 PKR 488

$2.95 PKR 833

-41.36%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 PKR 274

$0.95 PKR 268

2.11%

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

$21.6K PKR 6.1M

$17.6K PKR 5M

22.29%

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

$22.9K PKR 6.5M

$22.5K PKR 6.3M

1.89%

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

$101 PKR 28.6K

$103 PKR 29.2K

-2.04%

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

$4.17 PKR 1,178

$3.99 PKR 1,126

4.51%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.6 PKR 3,842

$16.44 PKR 4,643

-17.27%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.42 PKR 3,508

$9.99 PKR 2,822

24.32%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.77 PKR 1,631

$7.76 PKR 2,192

-25.64%

Cinema Ticket

$3.55 PKR 1,003

$3.6 PKR 1,018

-1.39%

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

$29.73 PKR 8,396

$40.12 PKR 11.3K

-25.90%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,121 PKR 316.5K

$946 PKR 267.2K

18.42%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.29 PKR 4,319

$11.56 PKR 3,266

32.27%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.9 PKR 6,185

$18.51 PKR 5,229

18.31%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70.3 PKR 19.9K

$88.7 PKR 25.1K

-20.76%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$29.44 PKR 8,315

$28.41 PKR 8,023

3.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$76.4 PKR 21.6K

$131 PKR 36.9K

-41.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$51 PKR 14.4K

$64.8 PKR 18.3K

-21.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$166 PKR 47K

$335 PKR 94.5K

-50.26%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$107 PKR 30.4K

$173 PKR 48.9K

-37.94%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$503 PKR 142.2K

$1,151 PKR 325.1K

-56.26%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$501 PKR 141.5K

$515 PKR 145.3K

-2.66%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$106 PKR 29.9K

$167 PKR 47.2K

-36.65%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

20.17

-5.80%

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

Last update for Mehar: October 28, 2025

Last update for Rawalpindi: October 29, 2025

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