Cost of Living Comparison Between Swabi and Rawalpindi Cost of Living Comparison Between Swabi and Rawalpindi

🙂 Solo nomad: Swabi is 12.3% cheaper than Rawalpindi without rent, and 21% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Swabi is 2% cheaper than Rawalpindi without rent, and 19.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.91 PKR 821

$1.73 PKR 489

68.21%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.25 PKR 4,026

$13.98 PKR 3,948

1.93%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.78 PKR 784

$5.29 PKR 1,493

-47.45%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 PKR 493

$1.57 PKR 444

11.46%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.74 PKR 492

$3.37 PKR 951

-48.37%

Cappuccino

$0.55 PKR 154

$1.63 PKR 461

-66.26%

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

$0.29 PKR 82.7

$0.32 PKR 89

-9.38%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.15 PKR 41.08

$0.23 PKR 65.1

-34.78%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.66 PKR 186

$0.78 PKR 221

-15.38%

White Bread (500g)

$0.34 PKR 94.9

$0.52 PKR 147

-34.62%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.89 PKR 251

$1.24 PKR 350

-28.23%

Eggs

$1.04 PKR 294

$1.13 PKR 320

-7.96%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.07 PKR 1,713

$5.99 PKR 1,693

1.34%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.27 PKR 642

$3.28 PKR 926

-30.79%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$2.78 PKR 784

$4.57 PKR 1,289

-39.17%

Apples (1kg)

$0.54 PKR 153

$0.94 PKR 266

-42.55%

Banana (1kg)

$0.36 PKR 103

$0.69 PKR 195

-47.83%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.5 PKR 142

$0.86 PKR 243

-41.86%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.29 PKR 82.2

$0.47 PKR 134

-38.30%

Potato (1kg)

$0.17 PKR 47.64

$0.34 PKR 95.8

-50.00%

Onion (1kg)

$0.55 PKR 154

$0.52 PKR 148

5.77%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.31 PKR 86.2

$0.26 PKR 73.6

19.23%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.27 PKR 75.3

$0.39 PKR 111

-30.77%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.39 PKR 392

$15.94 PKR 4,502

-91.28%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.68 PKR 193

$0.99 PKR 280

-31.31%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.03 PKR 574

$2.31 PKR 652

-12.12%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.06 PKR 582

$1.93 PKR 546

6.74%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.16 PKR 43.81

$0.19 PKR 52.5

-15.79%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.86 PKR 1,938

$9.81 PKR 2,770

-30.07%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.69 PKR 195

$0.87 PKR 245

-20.69%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.18 PKR 50.1

$0.35 PKR 99.1

-48.57%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.72 PKR 486

$2.95 PKR 833

-41.69%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.98 PKR 278

$0.95 PKR 268

3.16%

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

$10.8K PKR 3.1M

$17.6K PKR 5M

-38.71%

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

$12.6K PKR 3.5M

$22.5K PKR 6.3M

-44.11%

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

$53.4 PKR 15.1K

$103 PKR 29.2K

-48.43%

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

$3.48 PKR 982

$3.99 PKR 1,126

-12.78%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.44 PKR 5,207

$16.44 PKR 4,643

12.17%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.53 PKR 3,539

$9.99 PKR 2,822

25.43%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.91 PKR 1,668

$7.76 PKR 2,192

-23.84%

Cinema Ticket

$4.28 PKR 1,210

$3.6 PKR 1,018

18.89%

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

$17.93 PKR 5,063

$40.12 PKR 11.3K

-55.31%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,126 PKR 317.9K

$946 PKR 267.2K

18.96%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$3.52 PKR 995

$11.56 PKR 3,266

-69.55%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.96 PKR 7,897

$18.51 PKR 5,229

51.05%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87 PKR 24.6K

$88.7 PKR 25.1K

-1.91%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.94 PKR 11.3K

$28.41 PKR 8,023

40.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$75.4 PKR 21.3K

$131 PKR 36.9K

-42.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$51 PKR 14.4K

$64.8 PKR 18.3K

-21.33%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$169 PKR 47.9K

$335 PKR 94.5K

-49.37%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$105 PKR 29.6K

$173 PKR 48.9K

-39.49%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$608 PKR 171.6K

$1,151 PKR 325.1K

-47.21%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$394 PKR 111.2K

$515 PKR 145.3K

-23.47%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$157 PKR 44.4K

$167 PKR 47.2K

-5.91%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

20.17

-25.63%

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

Last update for Swabi: October 28, 2025

Last update for Rawalpindi: October 29, 2025

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