Cost of Living Comparison Between Sahiwal and Rawalpindi Cost of Living Comparison Between Sahiwal and Rawalpindi

🙂 Solo nomad: Sahiwal is 2% cheaper than Rawalpindi without rent, and 13% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sahiwal is 2.4% cheaper than Rawalpindi without rent, and 15.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.74 PKR 490

$1.79 PKR 504

-2.79%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.44 PKR 2,944

$14.09 PKR 3,974

-25.90%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.27 PKR 1,203

$5.17 PKR 1,458

-17.41%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.46 PKR 693

$1.63 PKR 461

50.92%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.78 PKR 1,065

$3.36 PKR 948

12.50%

Cappuccino

$1.76 PKR 495

$1.66 PKR 469

6.02%

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

$0.36 PKR 101

$0.35 PKR 97.4

2.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.20 PKR 56.2

$0.21 PKR 59.1

-4.76%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.59 PKR 166

$0.80 PKR 225

-26.25%

White Bread (500g)

$0.44 PKR 123

$0.56 PKR 157

-21.43%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.16 PKR 328

$1.25 PKR 351

-7.20%

Eggs

$1.16 PKR 328

$1.18 PKR 333

-1.69%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.02 PKR 1,698

$6.06 PKR 1,710

-0.66%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.91 PKR 822

$3.31 PKR 933

-12.08%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.59 PKR 1,296

$4.62 PKR 1,304

-0.65%

Apples (1kg)

$1.06 PKR 298

$0.95 PKR 268

11.58%

Banana (1kg)

$0.61 PKR 172

$0.63 PKR 179

-3.17%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.36 PKR 103

$0.91 PKR 255

-60.44%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.46 PKR 130

$0.47 PKR 132

-2.13%

Potato (1kg)

$0.33 PKR 92.2

$0.36 PKR 102

-8.33%

Onion (1kg)

$0.49 PKR 137

$0.52 PKR 147

-5.77%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.47 PKR 133

$0.24 PKR 67.2

95.83%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.36 PKR 103

$0.39 PKR 111

-7.69%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$0.74 PKR 208

$15.84 PKR 4,468

-95.33%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 PKR 156

$0.98 PKR 277

-43.88%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.10 PKR 311

$2.29 PKR 645

-51.97%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.93 PKR 543

$1.97 PKR 556

-2.03%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.17 PKR 47.82

$0.20 PKR 55.3

-15.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.21 PKR 2,032

$9.51 PKR 2,683

-24.19%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.72 PKR 204

$0.89 PKR 252

-19.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.49 PKR 139

$0.33 PKR 91.7

48.48%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.73 PKR 487

$3.06 PKR 864

-43.46%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 PKR 266

$0.96 PKR 270

-2.08%

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

$17.7K PKR 5.0M

$17.8K PKR 5.0M

-0.62%

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

$23.6K PKR 6.6M

$23.1K PKR 6.5M

2.12%

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

$72.0 PKR 20.3K

$103 PKR 29.0K

-30.05%

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

$5.28 PKR 1,489

$3.98 PKR 1,122

32.66%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.32 PKR 4,883

$16.31 PKR 4,600

6.19%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.44 PKR 3,507

$10.15 PKR 2,861

22.56%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.92 PKR 1,668

$7.62 PKR 2,148

-22.31%

Cinema Ticket

$3.61 PKR 1,019

$3.62 PKR 1,020

-0.28%

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

$17.43 PKR 4,915

$40.93 PKR 11.5K

-57.42%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,225 PKR 345.5K

$944 PKR 266.3K

29.76%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$14.08 PKR 3,970

$11.76 PKR 3,317

19.73%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$12.51 PKR 3,527

$18.55 PKR 5,230

-32.56%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$73.3 PKR 20.7K

$86.6 PKR 24.4K

-15.34%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$28.41 PKR 8,013

$28.77 PKR 8,112

-1.25%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$75.8 PKR 21.4K

$133 PKR 37.4K

-42.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$51.1 PKR 14.4K

$66.0 PKR 18.6K

-22.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$168 PKR 47.3K

$325 PKR 91.6K

-48.39%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$107 PKR 30.3K

$169 PKR 47.7K

-36.51%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$687 PKR 193.7K

$1,144 PKR 322.5K

-39.95%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$623 PKR 175.8K

$520 PKR 146.7K

19.81%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$142 PKR 40.1K

$169 PKR 47.5K

-15.72%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

19.88

20.17

-1.44%

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

Last update for Sahiwal: January 11, 2026

Last update for Rawalpindi: January 11, 2026

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