Cost of Living Comparison Between Sahiwal and Islamabad Cost of Living Comparison Between Sahiwal and Islamabad

🙂 Solo nomad: Sahiwal is 21.9% cheaper than Islamabad without rent, and 29.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sahiwal is 18.3% cheaper than Islamabad without rent, and 35.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.73 PKR 488

$2.85 PKR 806

-39.30%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.43 PKR 2,947

$14.4 PKR 4,068

-27.57%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.13 PKR 1,166

$5.28 PKR 1,491

-21.78%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.43 PKR 685

$1.75 PKR 496

38.86%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 PKR 1,040

$3.83 PKR 1,083

-3.92%

Cappuccino

$1.82 PKR 513

$2.01 PKR 567

-9.45%

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

$0.33 PKR 91.9

$0.39 PKR 111

-15.38%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.19 PKR 54.3

$0.24 PKR 68.1

-20.83%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.64 PKR 181

$1 PKR 282

-36.00%

White Bread (500g)

$0.4 PKR 114

$0.67 PKR 188

-40.30%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.14 PKR 321

$1.22 PKR 344

-6.56%

Eggs

$1.21 PKR 342

$1.27 PKR 358

-4.72%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.92 PKR 1,672

$6.15 PKR 1,736

-3.74%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.07 PKR 866

$3.55 PKR 1,004

-13.52%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.45 PKR 1,258

$4.31 PKR 1,216

3.25%

Apples (1kg)

$1.02 PKR 287

$1.03 PKR 292

-0.97%

Banana (1kg)

$0.6 PKR 169

$0.85 PKR 239

-29.41%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.34 PKR 95.5

$0.9 PKR 255

-62.22%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.43 PKR 121

$0.59 PKR 167

-27.12%

Potato (1kg)

$0.33 PKR 92.2

$0.42 PKR 118

-21.43%

Onion (1kg)

$0.49 PKR 138

$0.52 PKR 148

-5.77%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.48 PKR 136

$0.31 PKR 87.3

54.84%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.36 PKR 102

$0.4 PKR 114

-10.00%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$0.68 PKR 193

$1.78 PKR 503

-61.80%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 PKR 145

$0.87 PKR 247

-41.38%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.06 PKR 300

$1.96 PKR 554

-45.92%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.92 PKR 543

$2.17 PKR 613

-11.52%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.17 PKR 47.21

$0.19 PKR 53

-10.53%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.15 PKR 2,018

$6.95 PKR 1,964

2.88%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.72 PKR 204

$0.85 PKR 239

-15.29%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.5 PKR 141

$0.44 PKR 123

13.64%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.79 PKR 505

$2.9 PKR 820

-38.28%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.95 PKR 268

$0.98 PKR 277

-3.06%

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

$18K PKR 5.1M

$21.6K PKR 6.1M

-16.50%

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

$23.3K PKR 6.6M

$26K PKR 7.3M

-10.33%

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

$71.7 PKR 20.3K

$111 PKR 31.3K

-35.26%

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

$5.53 PKR 1,562

$5.35 PKR 1,512

3.36%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.45 PKR 4,928

$18.38 PKR 5,191

-5.06%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.25 PKR 3,461

$22.44 PKR 6,339

-45.41%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.77 PKR 1,629

$6.02 PKR 1,700

-4.15%

Cinema Ticket

$3.61 PKR 1,019

$4.3 PKR 1,214

-16.05%

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

$17.61 PKR 4,975

$59.2 PKR 16.7K

-70.24%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,237 PKR 349.4K

$2,713 PKR 766.3K

-54.41%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$14 PKR 3,955

$21.17 PKR 5,980

-33.87%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$12.36 PKR 3,492

$28.14 PKR 7,947

-56.08%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71.6 PKR 20.2K

$87.7 PKR 24.8K

-18.33%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$27.74 PKR 7,834

$39.86 PKR 11.3K

-30.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$74.8 PKR 21.1K

$202 PKR 57K

-62.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$52.3 PKR 14.8K

$112 PKR 31.5K

-53.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$165 PKR 46.7K

$499 PKR 141.1K

-66.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$105 PKR 29.8K

$298 PKR 84.3K

-64.65%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$525 PKR 148.2K

$1,315 PKR 371.4K

-60.10%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$424 PKR 119.6K

$781 PKR 220.5K

-45.74%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$138 PKR 39.1K

$289 PKR 81.6K

-52.11%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

19.88

20.2

-1.58%

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

Last update for Sahiwal: October 28, 2025

Last update for Islamabad: October 29, 2025

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