Cost of Living Comparison Between Peshawar and Rawalpindi Cost of Living Comparison Between Peshawar and Rawalpindi

🙂 Solo nomad: Peshawar is 2.5% cheaper than Rawalpindi without rent, and 10.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Peshawar is 14.7% cheaper than Rawalpindi without rent, and 19.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.36 PKR 665

$1.79 PKR 504

31.84%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.44 PKR 2,944

$14.09 PKR 3,974

-25.90%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.45 PKR 974

$5.17 PKR 1,458

-33.27%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.40 PKR 394

$1.63 PKR 461

-14.11%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.66 PKR 750

$3.36 PKR 948

-20.83%

Cappuccino

$1.85 PKR 522

$1.66 PKR 469

11.45%

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

$0.30 PKR 85.3

$0.35 PKR 97.4

-14.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.20 PKR 55.5

$0.21 PKR 59.1

-4.76%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.81 PKR 228

$0.80 PKR 225

1.25%

White Bread (500g)

$0.60 PKR 170

$0.56 PKR 157

7.14%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.07 PKR 303

$1.25 PKR 351

-14.40%

Eggs

$1.24 PKR 349

$1.18 PKR 333

5.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.51 PKR 990

$6.06 PKR 1,710

-42.08%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.13 PKR 884

$3.31 PKR 933

-5.44%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.61 PKR 1,017

$4.62 PKR 1,304

-21.86%

Apples (1kg)

$1.01 PKR 284

$0.95 PKR 268

6.32%

Banana (1kg)

$0.60 PKR 169

$0.63 PKR 179

-4.76%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.92 PKR 259

$0.91 PKR 255

1.10%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.43 PKR 120

$0.47 PKR 132

-8.51%

Potato (1kg)

$0.40 PKR 112

$0.36 PKR 102

11.11%

Onion (1kg)

$0.48 PKR 135

$0.52 PKR 147

-7.69%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.22 PKR 61.7

$0.24 PKR 67.2

-8.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.34 PKR 96.8

$0.39 PKR 111

-12.82%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.81 PKR 509

$15.84 PKR 4,468

-88.57%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.60 PKR 452

$0.98 PKR 277

63.27%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.45 PKR 972

$2.29 PKR 645

50.66%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.89 PKR 532

$1.97 PKR 556

-4.06%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.20 PKR 55.9

$0.20 PKR 55.3

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.92 PKR 1,951

$9.51 PKR 2,683

-27.23%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.73 PKR 204

$0.89 PKR 252

-17.98%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.70 PKR 198

$0.33 PKR 91.7

112.12%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.75 PKR 493

$3.06 PKR 864

-42.81%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.91 PKR 258

$0.96 PKR 270

-5.21%

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

$11.8K PKR 3.3M

$17.8K PKR 5.0M

-33.60%

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

$22.4K PKR 6.3M

$23.1K PKR 6.5M

-3.03%

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

$96.6 PKR 27.2K

$103 PKR 29.0K

-6.16%

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

$4.38 PKR 1,235

$3.98 PKR 1,122

10.05%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$10.59 PKR 2,987

$16.31 PKR 4,600

-35.07%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$10.09 PKR 2,844

$10.15 PKR 2,861

-0.59%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.57 PKR 1,854

$7.62 PKR 2,148

-13.78%

Cinema Ticket

$4.15 PKR 1,172

$3.62 PKR 1,020

14.64%

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

$29.62 PKR 8,352

$40.93 PKR 11.5K

-27.63%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$510 PKR 143.8K

$944 PKR 266.3K

-45.98%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$13.34 PKR 3,762

$11.76 PKR 3,317

13.44%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.10 PKR 5,385

$18.55 PKR 5,230

2.96%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$38.62 PKR 10.9K

$86.6 PKR 24.4K

-55.38%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$32.06 PKR 9,042

$28.77 PKR 8,112

11.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$117 PKR 33.0K

$133 PKR 37.4K

-11.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$52.4 PKR 14.8K

$66.0 PKR 18.6K

-20.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$204 PKR 57.6K

$325 PKR 91.6K

-37.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$93.8 PKR 26.5K

$169 PKR 47.7K

-44.54%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,144 PKR 322.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$520 PKR 146.7K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$173 PKR 48.9K

$169 PKR 47.5K

2.75%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

21.17

20.17

4.96%

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

Last update for Peshawar: January 11, 2026

Last update for Rawalpindi: January 11, 2026

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