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

🙂 Solo nomad: Sahiwal is 6% cheaper than Rawalpindi without rent, and 12.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sahiwal is 6.8% cheaper than Rawalpindi without rent, and 18.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.73 PKR 488

$1.73 PKR 489

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.43 PKR 2,947

$13.98 PKR 3,948

-25.39%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.13 PKR 1,166

$5.29 PKR 1,493

-21.93%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.43 PKR 685

$1.57 PKR 444

54.78%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 PKR 1,040

$3.37 PKR 951

9.20%

Cappuccino

$1.82 PKR 513

$1.63 PKR 461

11.66%

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

$0.33 PKR 91.9

$0.32 PKR 89

3.13%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.19 PKR 54.3

$0.23 PKR 65.1

-17.39%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.64 PKR 181

$0.78 PKR 221

-17.95%

White Bread (500g)

$0.4 PKR 114

$0.52 PKR 147

-23.08%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.14 PKR 321

$1.24 PKR 350

-8.06%

Eggs

$1.21 PKR 342

$1.13 PKR 320

7.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.92 PKR 1,672

$5.99 PKR 1,693

-1.17%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.07 PKR 866

$3.28 PKR 926

-6.40%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.45 PKR 1,258

$4.57 PKR 1,289

-2.63%

Apples (1kg)

$1.02 PKR 287

$0.94 PKR 266

8.51%

Banana (1kg)

$0.6 PKR 169

$0.69 PKR 195

-13.04%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.34 PKR 95.5

$0.86 PKR 243

-60.47%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.43 PKR 121

$0.47 PKR 134

-8.51%

Potato (1kg)

$0.33 PKR 92.2

$0.34 PKR 95.8

-2.94%

Onion (1kg)

$0.49 PKR 138

$0.52 PKR 148

-5.77%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.48 PKR 136

$0.26 PKR 73.6

84.62%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.36 PKR 102

$0.39 PKR 111

-7.69%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$0.68 PKR 193

$15.94 PKR 4,502

-95.73%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 PKR 145

$0.99 PKR 280

-48.48%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.06 PKR 300

$2.31 PKR 652

-54.11%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.92 PKR 543

$1.93 PKR 546

-0.52%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.17 PKR 47.21

$0.19 PKR 52.5

-10.53%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.15 PKR 2,018

$9.81 PKR 2,770

-27.12%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.72 PKR 204

$0.87 PKR 245

-17.24%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.5 PKR 141

$0.35 PKR 99.1

42.86%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.79 PKR 505

$2.95 PKR 833

-39.32%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.95 PKR 268

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

$18K PKR 5.1M

$17.6K PKR 5M

2.13%

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

$23.3K PKR 6.6M

$22.5K PKR 6.3M

3.59%

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

$71.7 PKR 20.3K

$103 PKR 29.2K

-30.69%

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

$5.53 PKR 1,562

$3.99 PKR 1,126

38.60%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.45 PKR 4,928

$16.44 PKR 4,643

6.14%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.25 PKR 3,461

$9.99 PKR 2,822

22.62%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.77 PKR 1,629

$7.76 PKR 2,192

-25.64%

Cinema Ticket

$3.61 PKR 1,019

$3.6 PKR 1,018

0.28%

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

$17.61 PKR 4,975

$40.12 PKR 11.3K

-56.11%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,237 PKR 349.4K

$946 PKR 267.2K

30.73%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$14 PKR 3,955

$11.56 PKR 3,266

21.11%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$12.36 PKR 3,492

$18.51 PKR 5,229

-33.23%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71.6 PKR 20.2K

$88.7 PKR 25.1K

-19.28%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$27.74 PKR 7,834

$28.41 PKR 8,023

-2.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$74.8 PKR 21.1K

$131 PKR 36.9K

-42.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$52.3 PKR 14.8K

$64.8 PKR 18.3K

-19.25%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$165 PKR 46.7K

$335 PKR 94.5K

-50.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$105 PKR 29.8K

$173 PKR 48.9K

-39.09%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$525 PKR 148.2K

$1,151 PKR 325.1K

-54.41%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$424 PKR 119.6K

$515 PKR 145.3K

-17.69%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$138 PKR 39.1K

$167 PKR 47.2K

-17.19%

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: October 28, 2025

Last update for Rawalpindi: October 29, 2025

Similar cities

Faisalabad

🇵🇰 Pakistan

Multan

🇵🇰 Pakistan

Kanpur

🇮🇳 India

Jammu

🇮🇳 India

Thiruvananthapuram

🇮🇳 India

Thrissur

🇮🇳 India

Kolhapur

🇮🇳 India

Quetta

🇵🇰 Pakistan