Cost of Living Comparison Between Pakistan and Afghanistan Cost of Living Comparison Between Pakistan and Afghanistan

Name: Afghanistan
Address: AF

🙂 Solo nomad: Pakistan is 30.2% cheaper than Afghanistan without rent, and 13.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Pakistan is 10.4% cheaper than Afghanistan without rent, and 5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.75 PKR 494

$2.22 ؋154

-21.17%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.29 PKR 3,471

$10.17 ؋709

20.85%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.18 PKR 1,180

$3.69 ؋257

13.28%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.81 PKR 511

$2.91 ؋203

-37.80%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.1 PKR 1,157

$7.01 ؋489

-41.51%

Cappuccino

$1.74 PKR 490

$0.95 ؋66.5

83.16%

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

$0.36 PKR 102

$0.38 ؋26.73

-5.26%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.21 PKR 59.2

$0.15 ؋10.41

40.00%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.8 PKR 227

$0.75 ؋52.3

6.67%

White Bread (500g)

$0.58 PKR 165

$0.23 ؋16.07

152.17%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.17 PKR 331

$1.69 ؋118

-30.77%

Eggs

$1.2 PKR 340

$1.54 ؋107

-22.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.95 PKR 1,680

$3.68 ؋257

61.68%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.98 PKR 842

$3.32 ؋231

-10.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.14 PKR 1,170

$5.65 ؋394

-26.73%

Apples (1kg)

$1.02 PKR 287

$0.61 ؋42.3

67.21%

Banana (1kg)

$0.63 PKR 177

$0.84 ؋58.8

-25.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.77 PKR 217

$0.71 ؋49.67

8.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.49 PKR 138

$0.51 ؋35.81

-3.92%

Potato (1kg)

$0.38 PKR 108

$0.44 ؋30.61

-13.64%

Onion (1kg)

$0.49 PKR 137

$0.37 ؋25.52

32.43%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.36 PKR 101

$0.32 ؋22.49

12.50%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.36 PKR 101

$0.32 ؋22.52

12.50%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.8 PKR 509

$1.75 ؋122

2.86%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.1 PKR 310

$0.7 ؋49.05

57.14%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.08 PKR 587

$1.43 ؋99.7

45.45%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.06 PKR 582

$2.29 ؋160

-10.04%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.17 PKR 47.32

$0.28 ؋19.38

-39.29%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.05 PKR 1,990

$12.02 ؋838

-41.35%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.85 PKR 240

$1.4 ؋97.5

-39.29%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.57 PKR 160

$0.69 ؋48.09

-17.39%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.81 PKR 511

$1.67 ؋117

8.38%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.91 PKR 257

$1 ؋69.4

-9.00%

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

$17.6K PKR 5M

$8,532 ؋594.4K

106.22%

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

$24K PKR 6.8M

$36.6K ؋2.5M

-34.56%

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

$110 PKR 31K

$77.3 ؋5,385

41.95%

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

$4.52 PKR 1,276

$14.49 ؋1,009

-68.81%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$15.52 PKR 4,383

$149 ؋10.4K

-89.59%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.95 PKR 3,658

$9.52 ؋663

36.03%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.68 PKR 2,451

$3.38 ؋235

156.80%

Cinema Ticket

$4.22 PKR 1,192

$2.47 ؋172

70.85%

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

$40.05 PKR 11.3K

$23.23 ؋1,619

72.41%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,146 PKR 323.6K

$1,433 ؋99.8K

-20.03%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.63 PKR 4,415

$13.89 ؋968

12.53%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.44 PKR 6,619

$19.57 ؋1,363

19.78%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71.8 PKR 20.3K

$33.2 ؋2,313

116.27%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$33.26 PKR 9,394

$29.84 ؋2,079

11.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$113 PKR 32K

$83 ؋5,780

36.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$65.9 PKR 18.6K

$52 ؋3,619

26.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$275 PKR 77.6K

$182 ؋12.7K

50.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$164 PKR 46.5K

$100 ؋6,966

64.47%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$668 PKR 188.7K

$483 ؋33.7K

38.18%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$420 PKR 118.7K

$241 ؋16.8K

74.13%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$188 PKR 53.1K

$214 ؋14.9K

-12.02%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

18.97

16.22

16.95%

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

Last update for Pakistan: October 28, 2025

Last update for Afghanistan: October 28, 2025

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