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

😐 Solo nomad: Sylhet is 0.1% more expensive than Rawalpindi without rent, and 16% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sylhet is 15.9% cheaper than Rawalpindi without rent, and 14.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.09 ৳255

$1.79 PKR 504

16.76%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.76 ৳1,316

$14.09 PKR 3,974

-23.63%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.05 ৳495

$5.17 PKR 1,458

-21.66%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.03 ৳492

$1.63 PKR 461

147.24%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.29 ৳524

$3.36 PKR 948

27.68%

Cappuccino

$1.83 ৳223

$1.66 PKR 469

10.24%

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

$0.32 ৳38.55

$0.35 PKR 97.4

-8.57%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.15 ৳18.95

$0.21 PKR 59.1

-28.57%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.79 ৳96.8

$0.80 PKR 225

-1.25%

White Bread (500g)

$0.49 ৳60.4

$0.56 PKR 157

-12.50%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.61 ৳74.7

$1.25 PKR 351

-51.20%

Eggs

$1.20 ৳147

$1.18 PKR 333

1.69%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.71 ৳821

$6.06 PKR 1,710

10.73%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.48 ৳303

$3.31 PKR 933

-25.08%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.20 ৳758

$4.62 PKR 1,304

34.20%

Apples (1kg)

$2.16 ৳265

$0.95 PKR 268

127.37%

Banana (1kg)

$1.00 ৳123

$0.63 PKR 179

58.73%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.04 ৳249

$0.91 PKR 255

124.18%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.47 ৳57.2

$0.47 PKR 132

Potato (1kg)

$0.36 ৳43.63

$0.36 PKR 102

Onion (1kg)

$0.66 ৳80.9

$0.52 PKR 147

26.92%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.32 ৳39.54

$0.24 PKR 67.2

33.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.26 ৳31.42

$0.39 PKR 111

-33.33%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$3.88 ৳474

$15.84 PKR 4,468

-75.51%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.28 ৳279

$0.98 PKR 277

132.65%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.53 ৳553

$2.29 PKR 645

97.82%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.62 ৳320

$1.97 PKR 556

32.99%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.40 ৳48.45

$0.20 PKR 55.3

100.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.28 ৳1,991

$9.51 PKR 2,683

71.19%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.79 ৳97.1

$0.89 PKR 252

-11.24%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 ৳42.19

$0.33 PKR 91.7

6.06%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.52 ৳185

$3.06 PKR 864

-50.33%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.96 ৳118

$0.96 PKR 270

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

$28.3K ৳3.5M

$17.8K PKR 5.0M

59.50%

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

$25.1K ৳3.1M

$23.1K PKR 6.5M

8.70%

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

$29.81 ৳3,645

$103 PKR 29.0K

-71.04%

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

$4.72 ৳577

$3.98 PKR 1,122

18.59%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.93 ৳1,581

$16.31 PKR 4,600

-20.72%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$9.92 ৳1,213

$10.15 PKR 2,861

-2.27%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.24 ৳1,007

$7.62 PKR 2,148

8.14%

Cinema Ticket

$4.01 ৳490

$3.62 PKR 1,020

10.77%

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

$37.23 ৳4,552

$40.93 PKR 11.5K

-9.04%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$951 ৳116.3K

$944 PKR 266.3K

0.69%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$13.49 ৳1,649

$11.76 PKR 3,317

14.71%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$16.86 ৳2,061

$18.55 PKR 5,230

-9.11%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$38.51 ৳4,709

$86.6 PKR 24.4K

-55.51%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.89 ৳4,388

$28.77 PKR 8,112

24.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$69.9 ৳8,542

$133 PKR 37.4K

-47.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$59.9 ৳7,328

$66.0 PKR 18.6K

-9.25%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$165 ৳20.2K

$325 PKR 91.6K

-49.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$109 ৳13.3K

$169 PKR 47.7K

-35.78%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$594 ৳72.6K

$1,144 PKR 322.5K

-48.09%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$302 ৳37.0K

$520 PKR 146.7K

-41.86%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$230 ৳28.2K

$169 PKR 47.5K

36.61%

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Rawalpindi: January 11, 2026

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