Cost of Living Comparison Between Peshawar and Karachi Cost of Living Comparison Between Peshawar and Karachi

🙂 Solo nomad: Peshawar is 3.1% cheaper than Karachi without rent, and 19% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Peshawar is 14.2% cheaper than Karachi without rent, and 23.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.36 PKR 665

$2.17 PKR 611

8.76%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.44 PKR 2,944

$12.19 PKR 3,438

-14.36%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.45 PKR 974

$4.15 PKR 1,171

-16.87%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.40 PKR 394

$2.00 PKR 563

-30.00%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.66 PKR 750

$5.33 PKR 1,503

-50.09%

Cappuccino

$1.85 PKR 522

$1.90 PKR 535

-2.63%

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

$0.30 PKR 85.3

$0.34 PKR 95.4

-11.76%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.20 PKR 55.5

$0.23 PKR 65.1

-13.04%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.81 PKR 228

$0.85 PKR 240

-4.71%

White Bread (500g)

$0.60 PKR 170

$0.58 PKR 163

3.45%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.07 PKR 303

$1.17 PKR 329

-8.55%

Eggs

$1.24 PKR 349

$1.16 PKR 327

6.90%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.51 PKR 990

$6.31 PKR 1,781

-44.37%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.13 PKR 884

$3.27 PKR 922

-4.28%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.61 PKR 1,017

$5.11 PKR 1,441

-29.35%

Apples (1kg)

$1.01 PKR 284

$1.08 PKR 306

-6.48%

Banana (1kg)

$0.60 PKR 169

$0.55 PKR 154

9.09%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.92 PKR 259

$0.88 PKR 249

4.55%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.43 PKR 120

$0.53 PKR 150

-18.87%

Potato (1kg)

$0.40 PKR 112

$0.38 PKR 108

5.26%

Onion (1kg)

$0.48 PKR 135

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.22 PKR 61.7

$0.35 PKR 99.2

-37.14%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.34 PKR 96.8

$0.41 PKR 115

-17.07%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.81 PKR 509

$1.56 PKR 440

16.03%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.60 PKR 452

$1.25 PKR 354

28.00%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.45 PKR 972

$2.08 PKR 587

65.87%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.89 PKR 532

$2.07 PKR 584

-8.70%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.20 PKR 55.9

$0.36 PKR 103

-44.44%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.92 PKR 1,951

$6.46 PKR 1,821

7.12%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.73 PKR 204

$0.70 PKR 197

4.29%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.70 PKR 198

$0.66 PKR 185

6.06%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.75 PKR 493

$1.80 PKR 507

-2.78%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.91 PKR 258

$0.92 PKR 260

-1.09%

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

$11.8K PKR 3.3M

$16.5K PKR 4.7M

-28.53%

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

$22.4K PKR 6.3M

$25.4K PKR 7.2M

-11.95%

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

$96.6 PKR 27.2K

$136 PKR 38.4K

-29.03%

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

$4.38 PKR 1,235

$4.85 PKR 1,368

-9.69%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$10.59 PKR 2,987

$13.74 PKR 3,873

-22.93%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$10.09 PKR 2,844

$15.46 PKR 4,360

-34.73%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.57 PKR 1,854

$14.14 PKR 3,987

-53.54%

Cinema Ticket

$4.15 PKR 1,172

$4.32 PKR 1,220

-3.94%

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

$29.62 PKR 8,352

$56.7 PKR 16.0K

-47.79%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$510 PKR 143.8K

$1,388 PKR 391.4K

-63.25%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$13.34 PKR 3,762

$17.33 PKR 4,887

-23.02%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.10 PKR 5,385

$25.38 PKR 7,156

-24.74%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$38.62 PKR 10.9K

$64.8 PKR 18.3K

-40.39%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$32.06 PKR 9,042

$35.62 PKR 10.0K

-9.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$117 PKR 33.0K

$119 PKR 33.5K

-1.34%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$52.4 PKR 14.8K

$73.6 PKR 20.7K

-28.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$204 PKR 57.6K

$317 PKR 89.4K

-35.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$93.8 PKR 26.5K

$178 PKR 50.3K

-47.37%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$726 PKR 204.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$435 PKR 122.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$173 PKR 48.9K

$176 PKR 49.5K

-1.35%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

21.17

17.8

18.93%

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

Last update for Peshawar: January 11, 2026

Last update for Karachi: January 11, 2026

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