Cost of Living Comparison Between Pakpattan and Islamabad Cost of Living Comparison Between Pakpattan and Islamabad

🙂 Solo nomad: Pakpattan is 33.1% cheaper than Islamabad without rent, and 24.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Pakpattan is 12.4% cheaper than Islamabad without rent, and 31.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.16 PKR 610

$2.85 PKR 806

-24.21%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$8.79 PKR 2,483

$14.4 PKR 4,068

-38.96%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.43 PKR 1,532

$5.28 PKR 1,491

2.84%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.73 PKR 488

$1.75 PKR 496

-1.14%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.16 PKR 891

$3.83 PKR 1,083

-17.49%

Cappuccino

$1.42 PKR 402

$2.01 PKR 567

-29.35%

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

$0.28 PKR 78

$0.39 PKR 111

-28.21%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.21 PKR 60.4

$0.24 PKR 68.1

-12.50%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.63 PKR 179

$1 PKR 282

-37.00%

White Bread (500g)

$0.6 PKR 170

$0.67 PKR 188

-10.45%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.05 PKR 297

$1.22 PKR 344

-13.93%

Eggs

$1.09 PKR 308

$1.27 PKR 358

-14.17%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.83 PKR 1,365

$6.15 PKR 1,736

-21.46%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.58 PKR 729

$3.55 PKR 1,004

-27.32%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.03 PKR 856

$4.31 PKR 1,216

-29.70%

Apples (1kg)

$1.02 PKR 289

$1.03 PKR 292

-0.97%

Banana (1kg)

$0.69 PKR 194

$0.85 PKR 239

-18.82%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.58 PKR 162

$0.9 PKR 255

-35.56%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.48 PKR 137

$0.59 PKR 167

-18.64%

Potato (1kg)

$0.4 PKR 114

$0.42 PKR 118

-4.76%

Onion (1kg)

$0.4 PKR 112

$0.52 PKR 148

-23.08%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.56 PKR 159

$0.31 PKR 87.3

80.65%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.35 PKR 99.3

$0.4 PKR 114

-12.50%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.38 PKR 389

$1.78 PKR 503

-22.47%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.54 PKR 435

$0.87 PKR 247

77.01%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.93 PKR 546

$1.96 PKR 554

-1.53%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.93 PKR 546

$2.17 PKR 613

-11.06%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.16 PKR 44.36

$0.19 PKR 53

-15.79%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.09 PKR 2,004

$6.95 PKR 1,964

2.01%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.04 PKR 293

$0.85 PKR 239

22.35%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.49 PKR 138

$0.44 PKR 123

11.36%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.43 PKR 403

$2.9 PKR 820

-50.69%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1 PKR 282

$0.98 PKR 277

2.04%

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

$22.3K PKR 6.3M

$21.6K PKR 6.1M

3.37%

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

$22.2K PKR 6.3M

$26K PKR 7.3M

-14.61%

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

$106 PKR 29.8K

$111 PKR 31.3K

-4.65%

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

$4.81 PKR 1,359

$5.35 PKR 1,512

-10.09%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.87 PKR 3,916

$18.38 PKR 5,191

-24.54%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.39 PKR 3,500

$22.44 PKR 6,339

-44.79%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.96 PKR 1,683

$6.02 PKR 1,700

-1.00%

Cinema Ticket

$2.67 PKR 754

$4.3 PKR 1,214

-37.91%

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

$36.29 PKR 10.2K

$59.2 PKR 16.7K

-38.67%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,767 PKR 499.1K

$2,713 PKR 766.3K

-34.87%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.85 PKR 4,758

$21.17 PKR 5,980

-20.41%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.11 PKR 7,940

$28.14 PKR 7,947

-0.11%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$69.8 PKR 19.7K

$87.7 PKR 24.8K

-20.37%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$28.8 PKR 8,133

$39.86 PKR 11.3K

-27.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$73.9 PKR 20.9K

$202 PKR 57K

-63.37%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$52.6 PKR 14.9K

$112 PKR 31.5K

-52.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$164 PKR 46.4K

$499 PKR 141.1K

-67.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$107 PKR 30.3K

$298 PKR 84.3K

-64.06%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$595 PKR 168K

$1,315 PKR 371.4K

-54.77%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$388 PKR 109.6K

$781 PKR 220.5K

-50.28%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$104 PKR 29.3K

$289 PKR 81.6K

-64.05%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

17.43

20.2

-13.71%

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

Last update for Pakpattan: October 28, 2025

Last update for Islamabad: October 29, 2025

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