Cost of Living Comparison Between Swabi and Islamabad Cost of Living Comparison Between Swabi and Islamabad

🙂 Solo nomad: Swabi is 27.1% cheaper than Islamabad without rent, and 36.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Swabi is 14.1% cheaper than Islamabad without rent, and 35.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.91 PKR 821

$2.85 PKR 806

2.11%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.25 PKR 4,026

$14.4 PKR 4,068

-1.04%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.78 PKR 784

$5.28 PKR 1,491

-47.35%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 PKR 493

$1.75 PKR 496

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.74 PKR 492

$3.83 PKR 1,083

-54.57%

Cappuccino

$0.55 PKR 154

$2.01 PKR 567

-72.64%

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

$0.29 PKR 82.7

$0.39 PKR 111

-25.64%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.15 PKR 41.08

$0.24 PKR 68.1

-37.50%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.66 PKR 186

$1 PKR 282

-34.00%

White Bread (500g)

$0.34 PKR 94.9

$0.67 PKR 188

-49.25%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.89 PKR 251

$1.22 PKR 344

-27.05%

Eggs

$1.04 PKR 294

$1.27 PKR 358

-18.11%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.07 PKR 1,713

$6.15 PKR 1,736

-1.30%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.27 PKR 642

$3.55 PKR 1,004

-36.06%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$2.78 PKR 784

$4.31 PKR 1,216

-35.50%

Apples (1kg)

$0.54 PKR 153

$1.03 PKR 292

-47.57%

Banana (1kg)

$0.36 PKR 103

$0.85 PKR 239

-57.65%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.5 PKR 142

$0.9 PKR 255

-44.44%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.29 PKR 82.2

$0.59 PKR 167

-50.85%

Potato (1kg)

$0.17 PKR 47.64

$0.42 PKR 118

-59.52%

Onion (1kg)

$0.55 PKR 154

$0.52 PKR 148

5.77%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.31 PKR 86.2

$0.31 PKR 87.3

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.27 PKR 75.3

$0.4 PKR 114

-32.50%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.39 PKR 392

$1.78 PKR 503

-21.91%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.68 PKR 193

$0.87 PKR 247

-21.84%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.03 PKR 574

$1.96 PKR 554

3.57%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.06 PKR 582

$2.17 PKR 613

-5.07%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.16 PKR 43.81

$0.19 PKR 53

-15.79%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.86 PKR 1,938

$6.95 PKR 1,964

-1.29%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.69 PKR 195

$0.85 PKR 239

-18.82%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.18 PKR 50.1

$0.44 PKR 123

-59.09%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.72 PKR 486

$2.9 PKR 820

-40.69%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.98 PKR 278

$0.98 PKR 277

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

$10.8K PKR 3.1M

$21.6K PKR 6.1M

-49.89%

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

$12.6K PKR 3.5M

$26K PKR 7.3M

-51.63%

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

$53.4 PKR 15.1K

$111 PKR 31.3K

-51.84%

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

$3.48 PKR 982

$5.35 PKR 1,512

-34.95%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.44 PKR 5,207

$18.38 PKR 5,191

0.33%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.53 PKR 3,539

$22.44 PKR 6,339

-44.16%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.91 PKR 1,668

$6.02 PKR 1,700

-1.83%

Cinema Ticket

$4.28 PKR 1,210

$4.3 PKR 1,214

-0.47%

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

$17.93 PKR 5,063

$59.2 PKR 16.7K

-69.70%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,126 PKR 317.9K

$2,713 PKR 766.3K

-58.51%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$3.52 PKR 995

$21.17 PKR 5,980

-83.37%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.96 PKR 7,897

$28.14 PKR 7,947

-0.64%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87 PKR 24.6K

$87.7 PKR 24.8K

-0.75%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.94 PKR 11.3K

$39.86 PKR 11.3K

0.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$75.4 PKR 21.3K

$202 PKR 57K

-62.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$51 PKR 14.4K

$112 PKR 31.5K

-54.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$169 PKR 47.9K

$499 PKR 141.1K

-66.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$105 PKR 29.6K

$298 PKR 84.3K

-64.89%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$608 PKR 171.6K

$1,315 PKR 371.4K

-53.79%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$394 PKR 111.2K

$781 PKR 220.5K

-49.55%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$157 PKR 44.4K

$289 PKR 81.6K

-45.59%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

20.2

-25.74%

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

Last update for Swabi: October 28, 2025

Last update for Islamabad: October 29, 2025

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