Cost of Living Comparison Between Wah and Islamabad Cost of Living Comparison Between Wah and Islamabad

🙂 Solo nomad: Wah is 15% cheaper than Islamabad without rent, and 35.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Wah is 22.1% cheaper than Islamabad without rent, and 37.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.79 PKR 504

$2.85 PKR 806

-37.19%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.55 PKR 2,981

$14.4 PKR 4,068

-26.74%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.6 PKR 1,016

$5.28 PKR 1,491

-31.82%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.78 PKR 785

$1.75 PKR 496

58.86%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.72 PKR 1,334

$3.83 PKR 1,083

23.24%

Cappuccino

$1.22 PKR 344

$2.01 PKR 567

-39.30%

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

$0.3 PKR 86.1

$0.39 PKR 111

-23.08%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.22 PKR 61.9

$0.24 PKR 68.1

-8.33%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.71 PKR 201

$1 PKR 282

-29.00%

White Bread (500g)

$0.65 PKR 183

$0.67 PKR 188

-2.99%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.24 PKR 351

$1.22 PKR 344

1.64%

Eggs

$1.16 PKR 327

$1.27 PKR 358

-8.66%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.21 PKR 2,036

$6.15 PKR 1,736

17.24%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.57 PKR 725

$3.55 PKR 1,004

-27.61%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.25 PKR 918

$4.31 PKR 1,216

-24.59%

Apples (1kg)

$1.03 PKR 291

$1.03 PKR 292

Banana (1kg)

$0.55 PKR 155

$0.85 PKR 239

-35.29%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.65 PKR 184

$0.9 PKR 255

-27.78%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.56 PKR 157

$0.59 PKR 167

-5.08%

Potato (1kg)

$0.35 PKR 97.7

$0.42 PKR 118

-16.67%

Onion (1kg)

$0.51 PKR 143

$0.52 PKR 148

-1.92%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.59 PKR 168

$0.31 PKR 87.3

90.32%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.43 PKR 121

$0.4 PKR 114

7.50%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.39 PKR 392

$1.78 PKR 503

-21.91%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.68 PKR 193

$0.87 PKR 247

-21.84%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.95 PKR 550

$1.96 PKR 554

-0.51%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.91 PKR 538

$2.17 PKR 613

-11.98%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.21 PKR 58.5

$0.19 PKR 53

10.53%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.17 PKR 2,026

$6.95 PKR 1,964

3.17%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.09 PKR 308

$0.85 PKR 239

28.24%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.4 PKR 113

$0.44 PKR 123

-9.09%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.82 PKR 514

$2.9 PKR 820

-37.24%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.96 PKR 272

$0.98 PKR 277

-2.04%

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

$21.8K PKR 6.2M

$21.6K PKR 6.1M

0.94%

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

$21.2K PKR 6M

$26K PKR 7.3M

-18.44%

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

$58.2 PKR 16.4K

$111 PKR 31.3K

-47.46%

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

$3.85 PKR 1,087

$5.35 PKR 1,512

-28.04%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.98 PKR 3,665

$18.38 PKR 5,191

-29.38%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.2 PKR 3,447

$22.44 PKR 6,339

-45.63%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.78 PKR 1,633

$6.02 PKR 1,700

-3.99%

Cinema Ticket

$3.44 PKR 972

$4.3 PKR 1,214

-20.00%

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

$28.5 PKR 8,050

$59.2 PKR 16.7K

-51.83%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,152 PKR 325.4K

$2,713 PKR 766.3K

-57.54%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.29 PKR 4,601

$21.17 PKR 5,980

-23.05%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.73 PKR 6,138

$28.14 PKR 7,947

-22.78%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$59.4 PKR 16.8K

$87.7 PKR 24.8K

-32.21%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$25.62 PKR 7,235

$39.86 PKR 11.3K

-35.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$75.6 PKR 21.3K

$202 PKR 57K

-62.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$51.1 PKR 14.4K

$112 PKR 31.5K

-54.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$165 PKR 46.5K

$499 PKR 141.1K

-67.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$106 PKR 30K

$298 PKR 84.3K

-64.41%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$582 PKR 164.3K

$1,315 PKR 371.4K

-55.76%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$489 PKR 138.1K

$781 PKR 220.5K

-37.37%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$289 PKR 81.6K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

20.2

-10.89%

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

Last update for Wah: October 27, 2025

Last update for Islamabad: October 29, 2025

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