Cost of Living Comparison Between Swabi and Karachi Cost of Living Comparison Between Swabi and Karachi

🙂 Solo nomad: Swabi is 13.6% cheaper than Karachi without rent, and 30.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Swabi is 4% cheaper than Karachi without rent, and 22.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.91 PKR 821

$2.08 PKR 588

39.90%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.25 PKR 4,026

$12.27 PKR 3,465

16.14%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.78 PKR 784

$4.07 PKR 1,149

-31.70%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 PKR 493

$2 PKR 565

-12.50%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.74 PKR 492

$5.14 PKR 1,453

-66.15%

Cappuccino

$0.55 PKR 154

$1.84 PKR 519

-70.11%

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

$0.29 PKR 82.7

$0.37 PKR 104

-21.62%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.15 PKR 41.08

$0.23 PKR 65.2

-34.78%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.66 PKR 186

$0.8 PKR 225

-17.50%

White Bread (500g)

$0.34 PKR 94.9

$0.55 PKR 155

-38.18%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.89 PKR 251

$1.13 PKR 319

-21.24%

Eggs

$1.04 PKR 294

$1.18 PKR 332

-11.86%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.07 PKR 1,713

$6.54 PKR 1,846

-7.19%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.27 PKR 642

$3.24 PKR 915

-29.94%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$2.78 PKR 784

$5.08 PKR 1,435

-45.28%

Apples (1kg)

$0.54 PKR 153

$1.08 PKR 306

-50.00%

Banana (1kg)

$0.36 PKR 103

$0.55 PKR 155

-34.55%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.5 PKR 142

$0.89 PKR 250

-43.82%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.29 PKR 82.2

$0.54 PKR 152

-46.30%

Potato (1kg)

$0.17 PKR 47.64

$0.38 PKR 108

-55.26%

Onion (1kg)

$0.55 PKR 154

$0.47 PKR 133

17.02%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.31 PKR 86.2

$0.36 PKR 100

-13.89%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.27 PKR 75.3

$0.44 PKR 124

-38.64%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.39 PKR 392

$1.22 PKR 344

13.93%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.68 PKR 193

$1.31 PKR 371

-48.09%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.03 PKR 574

$2.12 PKR 599

-4.25%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.06 PKR 582

$2.18 PKR 616

-5.50%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.16 PKR 43.81

$0.37 PKR 103

-56.76%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.86 PKR 1,938

$6.28 PKR 1,772

9.24%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.69 PKR 195

$0.7 PKR 197

-1.43%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.18 PKR 50.1

$0.66 PKR 187

-72.73%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.72 PKR 486

$1.72 PKR 485

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.98 PKR 278

$0.93 PKR 263

5.38%

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

$10.8K PKR 3.1M

$16.8K PKR 4.7M

-35.47%

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

$12.6K PKR 3.5M

$25K PKR 7.1M

-49.72%

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

$53.4 PKR 15.1K

$136 PKR 38.3K

-60.66%

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

$3.48 PKR 982

$4.88 PKR 1,379

-28.69%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.44 PKR 5,207

$13.36 PKR 3,775

38.02%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.53 PKR 3,539

$15.31 PKR 4,325

-18.16%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.91 PKR 1,668

$14.22 PKR 4,016

-58.44%

Cinema Ticket

$4.28 PKR 1,210

$4.35 PKR 1,230

-1.61%

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

$17.93 PKR 5,063

$57.7 PKR 16.3K

-68.91%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,126 PKR 317.9K

$1,350 PKR 381.3K

-16.63%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$3.52 PKR 995

$17.87 PKR 5,047

-80.30%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.96 PKR 7,897

$25.27 PKR 7,138

10.65%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87 PKR 24.6K

$65.4 PKR 18.5K

33.12%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.94 PKR 11.3K

$35.61 PKR 10.1K

12.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$75.4 PKR 21.3K

$121 PKR 34.2K

-37.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$51 PKR 14.4K

$75.9 PKR 21.4K

-32.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$169 PKR 47.9K

$321 PKR 90.7K

-47.26%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$105 PKR 29.6K

$182 PKR 51.4K

-42.40%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$608 PKR 171.6K

$576 PKR 162.7K

5.45%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$394 PKR 111.2K

$365 PKR 103.2K

7.75%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$157 PKR 44.4K

$190 PKR 53.8K

-17.42%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

17.8

-15.73%

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

Last update for Swabi: October 28, 2025

Last update for Karachi: October 27, 2025

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