Cost of Living Comparison Between Skardu and Rawalpindi Cost of Living Comparison Between Skardu and Rawalpindi

🙂 Solo nomad: Skardu is 9.7% cheaper than Rawalpindi without rent, and 11.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Skardu is 2.3% cheaper than Rawalpindi without rent, and 15.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.73 PKR 487

$1.79 PKR 504

-3.35%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.79 PKR 3,043

$14.09 PKR 3,974

-23.42%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.02 PKR 1,133

$5.17 PKR 1,458

-22.24%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.80 PKR 508

$1.63 PKR 461

10.43%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.60 PKR 1,014

$3.36 PKR 948

7.14%

Cappuccino

$0.46 PKR 129

$1.66 PKR 469

-72.29%

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

$0.32 PKR 90.0

$0.35 PKR 97.4

-8.57%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.21 PKR 59.1

Milk (1 liter)

$0.77 PKR 218

$0.80 PKR 225

-3.75%

White Bread (500g)

$0.56 PKR 159

$0.56 PKR 157

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.21 PKR 340

$1.25 PKR 351

-3.20%

Eggs

$1.14 PKR 320

$1.18 PKR 333

-3.39%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.12 PKR 1,725

$6.06 PKR 1,710

0.99%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.65 PKR 747

$3.31 PKR 933

-19.94%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.75 PKR 1,057

$4.62 PKR 1,304

-18.83%

Apples (1kg)

$1.04 PKR 293

$0.95 PKR 268

9.47%

Banana (1kg)

$0.61 PKR 172

$0.63 PKR 179

-3.17%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.63 PKR 178

$0.91 PKR 255

-30.77%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.52 PKR 146

$0.47 PKR 132

10.64%

Potato (1kg)

$0.35 PKR 98.1

$0.36 PKR 102

-2.78%

Onion (1kg)

$0.47 PKR 133

$0.52 PKR 147

-9.62%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.33 PKR 93.8

$0.24 PKR 67.2

37.50%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.36 PKR 103

$0.39 PKR 111

-7.69%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.27 PKR 359

$15.84 PKR 4,468

-91.98%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.93 PKR 263

$0.98 PKR 277

-5.10%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.05 PKR 577

$2.29 PKR 645

-10.48%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.01 PKR 566

$1.97 PKR 556

2.03%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.16 PKR 45.09

$0.20 PKR 55.3

-20.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.15 PKR 2,016

$9.51 PKR 2,683

-24.82%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.84 PKR 236

$0.89 PKR 252

-5.62%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.41 PKR 115

$0.33 PKR 91.7

24.24%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.75 PKR 494

$3.06 PKR 864

-42.81%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.92 PKR 260

$0.96 PKR 270

-4.17%

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

$21.2K PKR 6.0M

$17.8K PKR 5.0M

19.55%

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

$22.8K PKR 6.4M

$23.1K PKR 6.5M

-1.39%

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

$102 PKR 28.7K

$103 PKR 29.0K

-1.11%

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

$7.27 PKR 2,049

$3.98 PKR 1,122

82.66%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.07 PKR 3,123

$16.31 PKR 4,600

-32.13%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.30 PKR 3,468

$10.15 PKR 2,861

21.18%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.00 PKR 1,692

$7.62 PKR 2,148

-21.26%

Cinema Ticket

$3.44 PKR 970

$3.62 PKR 1,020

-4.97%

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

$30.08 PKR 8,482

$40.93 PKR 11.5K

-26.51%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,097 PKR 309.3K

$944 PKR 266.3K

16.18%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.24 PKR 4,298

$11.76 PKR 3,317

29.59%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.28 PKR 6,282

$18.55 PKR 5,230

20.11%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$68.9 PKR 19.4K

$86.6 PKR 24.4K

-20.35%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$29.53 PKR 8,326

$28.77 PKR 8,112

2.64%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$74.0 PKR 20.9K

$133 PKR 37.4K

-44.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$51.4 PKR 14.5K

$66.0 PKR 18.6K

-22.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$167 PKR 47.2K

$325 PKR 91.6K

-48.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$107 PKR 30.3K

$169 PKR 47.7K

-36.53%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$679 PKR 191.4K

$1,144 PKR 322.5K

-40.66%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$591 PKR 166.8K

$520 PKR 146.7K

13.66%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$281 PKR 79.3K

$169 PKR 47.5K

66.90%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

20.17

-5.80%

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

Last update for Skardu: January 12, 2026

Last update for Rawalpindi: January 11, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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