Cost of Living Comparison Between Skardu and Karachi Cost of Living Comparison Between Skardu and Karachi

🙂 Solo nomad: Skardu is 4.5% cheaper than Karachi without rent, and 19.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Skardu is 9.1% cheaper than Karachi without rent, and 22.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.79 PKR 500

$2.09 PKR 585

-14.35%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.45 PKR 2,922

$12.54 PKR 3,508

-16.67%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.17 PKR 1,167

$4.18 PKR 1,169

-0.24%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.81 PKR 506

$1.99 PKR 556

-9.05%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.47 PKR 972

$5.15 PKR 1,441

-32.62%

Cappuccino

$0.45 PKR 126

$1.90 PKR 532

-76.32%

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

$0.32 PKR 89.1

$0.37 PKR 103

-13.51%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.21 PKR 58.7

$0.23 PKR 64.5

-8.70%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.72 PKR 201

$0.86 PKR 240

-16.28%

White Bread (500g)

$0.55 PKR 154

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.15 PKR 323

$1.17 PKR 328

-1.71%

Eggs

$1.12 PKR 312

$1.17 PKR 327

-4.27%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.17 PKR 1,725

$6.40 PKR 1,790

-3.59%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.66 PKR 745

$3.26 PKR 911

-18.40%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.73 PKR 1,044

$5.01 PKR 1,402

-25.55%

Apples (1kg)

$1.03 PKR 289

$1.08 PKR 301

-4.63%

Banana (1kg)

$0.64 PKR 179

$0.55 PKR 155

16.36%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.62 PKR 173

$0.88 PKR 246

-29.55%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.48 PKR 135

$0.54 PKR 150

-11.11%

Potato (1kg)

$0.37 PKR 104

$0.35 PKR 98.6

5.71%

Onion (1kg)

$0.50 PKR 141

$0.48 PKR 133

4.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.30 PKR 85.1

$0.35 PKR 98.9

-14.29%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.33 PKR 93.3

$0.43 PKR 121

-23.26%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.39 PKR 388

$1.44 PKR 403

-3.47%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.88 PKR 245

$1.32 PKR 368

-33.33%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.06 PKR 575

$2.13 PKR 595

-3.29%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.99 PKR 557

$2.16 PKR 603

-7.87%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.16 PKR 45.50

$0.34 PKR 94.1

-52.94%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.92 PKR 1,935

$6.20 PKR 1,735

11.61%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.84 PKR 235

$0.68 PKR 190

23.53%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.40 PKR 113

$0.67 PKR 188

-40.30%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.73 PKR 483

$1.75 PKR 488

-1.14%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.91 PKR 255

$0.87 PKR 242

4.60%

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

$21.4K PKR 6.0M

$16.3K PKR 4.6M

31.18%

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

$22.6K PKR 6.3M

$25.0K PKR 7.0M

-9.65%

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

$101 PKR 28.3K

$133 PKR 37.2K

-23.72%

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

$7.05 PKR 1,973

$4.83 PKR 1,350

45.96%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.01 PKR 3,079

$13.44 PKR 3,759

-18.08%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.26 PKR 3,429

$15.83 PKR 4,429

-22.55%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.89 PKR 1,647

$14.50 PKR 4,057

-59.38%

Cinema Ticket

$3.51 PKR 981

$4.14 PKR 1,157

-15.22%

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

$30.25 PKR 8,461

$57.7 PKR 16.1K

-47.61%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,119 PKR 313.0K

$1,378 PKR 385.4K

-18.79%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$14.86 PKR 4,156

$17.74 PKR 4,962

-16.23%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.09 PKR 6,179

$25.73 PKR 7,196

-14.15%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71.0 PKR 19.9K

$63.8 PKR 17.8K

11.42%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$29.37 PKR 8,215

$36.69 PKR 10.3K

-19.95%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$75.8 PKR 21.2K

$119 PKR 33.2K

-36.24%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$52.4 PKR 14.7K

$76.2 PKR 21.3K

-31.19%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$167 PKR 46.8K

$321 PKR 89.7K

-47.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$107 PKR 29.8K

$181 PKR 50.6K

-40.99%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$888 PKR 248.4K

$764 PKR 213.7K

16.28%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$559 PKR 156.2K

$461 PKR 128.9K

21.16%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$282 PKR 79.0K

$171 PKR 47.8K

65.16%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

17.8

6.74%

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

Last update for Skardu: March 1, 2026

Last update for Karachi: March 2, 2026

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