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

🙂 Solo nomad: Peshawar is 13.8% cheaper than Karachi without rent, and 20.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Peshawar is 26.2% cheaper than Karachi without rent, and 24.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.31 PKR 646

$2.09 PKR 584

10.53%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.52 PKR 2,940

$12.54 PKR 3,505

-16.11%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.58 PKR 1,001

$4.18 PKR 1,169

-14.35%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.44 PKR 403

$1.99 PKR 555

-27.64%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.70 PKR 754

$5.15 PKR 1,440

-47.57%

Cappuccino

$1.86 PKR 519

$1.90 PKR 531

-2.11%

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

$0.28 PKR 78.1

$0.37 PKR 102

-24.32%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.17 PKR 47.43

$0.23 PKR 64.5

-26.09%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.78 PKR 218

$0.86 PKR 240

-9.30%

White Bread (500g)

$0.57 PKR 160

$0.55 PKR 153

3.64%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.11 PKR 312

$1.17 PKR 328

-5.13%

Eggs

$1.19 PKR 333

$1.17 PKR 327

1.71%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.44 PKR 962

$6.40 PKR 1,789

-46.25%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.10 PKR 867

$3.26 PKR 910

-4.91%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.71 PKR 1,036

$5.01 PKR 1,401

-25.95%

Apples (1kg)

$1.00 PKR 278

$1.08 PKR 301

-7.41%

Banana (1kg)

$0.66 PKR 184

$0.55 PKR 155

20.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.97 PKR 270

$0.88 PKR 246

10.23%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.43 PKR 119

$0.54 PKR 150

-20.37%

Potato (1kg)

$0.36 PKR 102

$0.35 PKR 98.6

2.86%

Onion (1kg)

$0.47 PKR 132

$0.48 PKR 133

-2.08%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.22 PKR 61.1

$0.35 PKR 98.9

-37.14%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.34 PKR 95.4

$0.43 PKR 121

-20.93%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.27 PKR 355

$1.44 PKR 403

-11.81%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.56 PKR 436

$1.32 PKR 368

18.18%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.61 PKR 1,009

$2.13 PKR 594

69.48%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.90 PKR 530

$2.16 PKR 603

-12.04%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.16 PKR 44.41

$0.34 PKR 94.0

-52.94%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.23 PKR 2,021

$6.20 PKR 1,734

16.61%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.69 PKR 193

$0.68 PKR 190

1.47%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.74 PKR 206

$0.67 PKR 188

10.45%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.78 PKR 498

$1.75 PKR 488

1.71%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.01 PKR 282

$0.87 PKR 242

16.09%

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

$12.1K PKR 3.4M

$16.3K PKR 4.6M

-26.00%

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

$22.6K PKR 6.3M

$25.0K PKR 7.0M

-9.78%

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

$97.6 PKR 27.3K

$133 PKR 37.1K

-26.55%

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

$4.37 PKR 1,222

$4.83 PKR 1,349

-9.52%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$10.90 PKR 3,045

$13.44 PKR 3,756

-18.90%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$10.07 PKR 2,815

$15.83 PKR 4,426

-36.39%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.84 PKR 1,912

$14.50 PKR 4,054

-52.83%

Cinema Ticket

$4.26 PKR 1,191

$4.14 PKR 1,156

2.90%

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

$29.60 PKR 8,273

$57.7 PKR 16.1K

-48.74%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$518 PKR 144.7K

$1,378 PKR 385.1K

-62.43%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$13.44 PKR 3,756

$17.74 PKR 4,958

-24.24%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.53 PKR 5,457

$25.73 PKR 7,190

-24.10%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$39.15 PKR 10.9K

$63.8 PKR 17.8K

-38.59%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$31.89 PKR 8,913

$36.69 PKR 10.3K

-13.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$118 PKR 33.0K

$119 PKR 33.2K

-0.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$51.7 PKR 14.5K

$76.2 PKR 21.3K

-32.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$200 PKR 55.9K

$321 PKR 89.6K

-37.68%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$93.4 PKR 26.1K

$181 PKR 50.5K

-48.34%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$764 PKR 213.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$461 PKR 128.8K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$175 PKR 49.0K

$171 PKR 47.8K

2.53%

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: March 3, 2026

Last update for Karachi: March 2, 2026

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