Cost of Living Comparison Between Sylhet and Rawalpindi Cost of Living Comparison Between Sylhet and Rawalpindi

😐 Solo nomad: Sylhet is 8.5% more expensive than Rawalpindi without rent, and 20.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sylhet is 10.6% cheaper than Rawalpindi without rent, and 16.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.07 ৳253

$1.81 PKR 507

14.36%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.5 ৳1,282

$14.25 PKR 3,994

-26.32%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.2 ৳513

$5.2 PKR 1,458

-19.23%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.06 ৳496

$1.62 PKR 455

150.62%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.38 ৳535

$3.47 PKR 972

26.22%

Cappuccino

$1.83 ৳223

$1.65 PKR 464

10.91%

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

$0.32 ৳39.03

$0.34 PKR 95.4

-5.88%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.16 ৳19.42

$0.23 PKR 64.5

-30.43%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.76 ৳93.1

$0.8 PKR 225

-5.00%

White Bread (500g)

$0.47 ৳57

$0.57 PKR 159

-17.54%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.61 ৳75

$1.25 PKR 350

-51.20%

Eggs

$1.26 ৳154

$1.14 PKR 318

10.53%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.97 ৳850

$6.1 PKR 1,710

14.26%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.49 ৳304

$3.43 PKR 960

-27.41%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.44 ৳786

$4.59 PKR 1,285

40.31%

Apples (1kg)

$2.09 ৳255

$1.01 PKR 282

106.93%

Banana (1kg)

$1.01 ৳124

$0.67 PKR 189

50.75%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.01 ৳245

$0.89 PKR 250

125.84%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.51 ৳61.7

$0.47 PKR 133

8.51%

Potato (1kg)

$0.35 ৳43.09

$0.34 PKR 94.9

2.94%

Onion (1kg)

$0.62 ৳75.8

$0.52 PKR 144

19.23%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.33 ৳40.22

$0.24 PKR 67.1

37.50%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.28 ৳34.38

$0.4 PKR 112

-30.00%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$3.88 ৳473

$16.09 PKR 4,509

-75.89%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.29 ৳279

$1.03 PKR 289

122.33%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.52 ৳551

$2.4 PKR 673

88.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.71 ৳330

$2.01 PKR 562

34.83%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.43 ৳52.3

$0.19 PKR 52.5

126.32%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.43 ৳2,006

$9.49 PKR 2,660

73.13%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.86 ৳104

$0.9 PKR 251

-4.44%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 ৳42.22

$0.33 PKR 91.4

6.06%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.5 ৳183

$3.04 PKR 851

-50.66%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 ৳119

$0.95 PKR 265

2.11%

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

$28.9K ৳3.5M

$17.5K PKR 4.9M

64.58%

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

$24.9K ৳3M

$23K PKR 6.4M

8.15%

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

$30.11 ৳3,675

$102 PKR 28.6K

-70.49%

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

$4.72 ৳576

$4.01 PKR 1,125

17.71%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.01 ৳1,588

$16.5 PKR 4,624

-21.15%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$9.65 ৳1,178

$10.22 PKR 2,864

-5.58%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.31 ৳1,014

$7.69 PKR 2,154

8.06%

Cinema Ticket

$4 ৳489

$3.61 PKR 1,011

10.80%

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

$36.23 ৳4,423

$39.83 PKR 11.2K

-9.04%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$929 ৳113.4K

$959 PKR 268.8K

-3.18%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$13.52 ৳1,650

$11.64 PKR 3,264

16.15%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.16 ৳2,094

$18.91 PKR 5,300

-9.25%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$38.01 ৳4,640

$87.2 PKR 24.5K

-56.43%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.47 ৳4,329

$28.61 PKR 8,019

23.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$68.4 ৳8,345

$131 PKR 36.7K

-47.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$58.9 ৳7,189

$64.3 PKR 18K

-8.34%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$161 ৳19.7K

$326 PKR 91.4K

-50.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$111 ৳13.6K

$172 PKR 48.3K

-35.50%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$592 ৳72.2K

$1,157 PKR 324.4K

-48.88%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$302 ৳36.9K

$534 PKR 149.6K

-43.44%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$230 ৳28.1K

$166 PKR 46.4K

38.93%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.83

20.17

-56.22%

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

Last update for Sylhet: December 1, 2025

Last update for Rawalpindi: November 29, 2025

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