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

🙂 Solo nomad: Sylhet is 9.3% cheaper than Rawalpindi without rent, and 16.1% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Sylhet is 7.5% more expensive than Rawalpindi without rent, and 11.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.00 ৳245

$1.74 PKR 485

14.94%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.54 ৳1,289

$14.12 PKR 3,948

-25.35%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.00 ৳489

$5.16 PKR 1,443

-22.48%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.12 ৳504

$1.55 PKR 434

165.81%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.33 ৳530

$3.51 PKR 981

23.36%

Cappuccino

$1.90 ৳232

$1.73 PKR 483

9.83%

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

$0.34 ৳41.83

$0.35 PKR 96.6

-2.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.19 ৳23.28

$0.21 PKR 58.5

-9.52%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.80 ৳98.4

$0.80 PKR 225

White Bread (500g)

$0.50 ৳61.3

$0.52 PKR 145

-3.85%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.65 ৳79.1

$1.25 PKR 349

-48.00%

Eggs

$1.26 ৳155

$1.12 PKR 314

12.50%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.00 ৳856

$6.07 PKR 1,697

15.32%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.53 ৳310

$3.40 PKR 950

-25.59%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.38 ৳780

$4.38 PKR 1,224

45.66%

Apples (1kg)

$2.19 ৳268

$0.96 PKR 269

128.13%

Banana (1kg)

$1.05 ৳128

$0.63 PKR 176

66.67%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.00 ৳244

$0.86 PKR 241

132.56%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.50 ৳61.6

$0.47 PKR 130

6.38%

Potato (1kg)

$0.39 ৳47.44

$0.34 PKR 94.6

14.71%

Onion (1kg)

$0.62 ৳76.0

$0.48 PKR 133

29.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.36 ৳43.63

$0.24 PKR 66.5

50.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.26 ৳31.66

$0.36 PKR 102

-27.78%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$3.67 ৳448

$16.33 PKR 4,566

-77.53%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.32 ৳284

$0.98 PKR 275

136.73%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.55 ৳556

$2.28 PKR 636

99.56%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.64 ৳323

$1.98 PKR 554

33.33%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.43 ৳52.6

$0.16 PKR 44.93

168.75%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.16 ৳1,977

$9.94 PKR 2,780

62.58%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.84 ৳103

$0.86 PKR 241

-2.33%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.32 ৳38.88

$0.33 PKR 91.1

-3.03%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.49 ৳182

$2.93 PKR 820

-49.15%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.96 ৳117

$0.96 PKR 269

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

$28.7K ৳3.5M

$18.0K PKR 5.0M

59.34%

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

$25.1K ৳3.1M

$23.3K PKR 6.5M

7.86%

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

$29.64 ৳3,625

$101 PKR 28.3K

-70.67%

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

$4.86 ৳595

$4.17 PKR 1,166

16.55%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.08 ৳1,599

$16.70 PKR 4,670

-21.68%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$9.78 ৳1,196

$10.20 PKR 2,852

-4.12%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.97 ৳975

$7.77 PKR 2,174

2.57%

Cinema Ticket

$4.13 ৳505

$3.50 PKR 979

18.00%

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

$36.73 ৳4,492

$40.43 PKR 11.3K

-9.15%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$949 ৳116.1K

$931 PKR 260.3K

1.98%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$13.92 ৳1,703

$11.53 PKR 3,225

20.73%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$16.64 ৳2,036

$18.69 PKR 5,226

-10.97%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$38.20 ৳4,673

$88.3 PKR 24.7K

-56.72%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.82 ৳4,382

$28.89 PKR 8,079

23.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$68.9 ৳8,426

$132 PKR 37.0K

-47.89%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$60.3 ৳7,376

$65.4 PKR 18.3K

-7.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$161 ৳19.7K

$327 PKR 91.4K

-50.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$112 ৳13.7K

$171 PKR 47.7K

-34.48%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$597 ৳73.0K

$1,130 PKR 316.0K

-47.15%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$307 ৳37.6K

$504 PKR 141.0K

-39.09%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$228 ৳27.9K

$169 PKR 47.2K

34.89%

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: March 2, 2026

Last update for Rawalpindi: February 28, 2026

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