Cost of Living in Pakistan - Updated Prices & Insights

Name: Pakistan
Address: PK

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $253 (excluding rent), and $438 including rent.

Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $626 (excluding rent), and $898 including rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.81 PKR 505

$1.08 PKR 302

$3.62 PKR 1,010

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.27 PKR 3,428

$8.76 PKR 2,447

$24.55 PKR 6,855

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.17 PKR 1,164

$3.48 PKR 972

$5.21 PKR 1,455

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.79 PKR 501

$1.07 PKR 300

$3.58 PKR 1,001

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.95 PKR 1,104

$2.06 PKR 575

$6.86 PKR 1,917

Cappuccino

$1.78 PKR 497

$0.72 PKR 201

$3.22 PKR 899

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

$0.33 PKR 93.0

$0.24 PKR 66.4

$0.61 PKR 170

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 PKR 64.3

$0.19 PKR 52.6

$0.37 PKR 102

Milk (1 liter)

$0.76 PKR 211

$0.55 PKR 152

$1.06 PKR 297

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 PKR 163

$0.36 PKR 100

$0.94 PKR 264

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.21 PKR 338

$0.79 PKR 222

$1.62 PKR 452

Eggs

$1.21 PKR 338

$0.87 PKR 243

$1.53 PKR 427

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.89 PKR 1,645

$2.15 PKR 600

$10.76 PKR 3,004

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.86 PKR 799

$1.55 PKR 434

$4.14 PKR 1,156

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.23 PKR 1,180

$2.85 PKR 795

$5.70 PKR 1,590

Apples (1kg)

$1.01 PKR 282

$0.52 PKR 145

$1.38 PKR 385

Banana (1kg)

$0.61 PKR 171

$0.34 PKR 93.7

$1.12 PKR 313

Oranges (1kg)

$0.80 PKR 224

$0.32 PKR 90.7

$1.43 PKR 400

Tomato (1kg)

$0.49 PKR 137

$0.20 PKR 56.5

$0.85 PKR 237

Potato (1kg)

$0.38 PKR 107

$0.19 PKR 52.2

$0.66 PKR 186

Onion (1kg)

$0.48 PKR 134

$0.24 PKR 67.2

$0.68 PKR 191

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.36 PKR 100

$0.17 PKR 48.76

$0.69 PKR 192

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.36 PKR 99.8

$0.24 PKR 67.4

$0.51 PKR 143

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.91 PKR 534

$0.53 PKR 149

$15.83 PKR 4,419

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.10 PKR 308

$0.39 PKR 108

$2.17 PKR 605

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.01 PKR 561

$0.70 PKR 195

$3.48 PKR 973

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.05 PKR 573

$1.62 PKR 451

$2.69 PKR 752

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.20 PKR 56.7

$0.16 PKR 44.09

$0.39 PKR 110

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.28 PKR 2,032

$3.64 PKR 1,017

$15.83 PKR 4,420

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.84 PKR 234

$0.51 PKR 141

$1.69 PKR 472

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.55 PKR 155

$0.26 PKR 71.7

$0.91 PKR 255

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.81 PKR 506

$1.08 PKR 303

$3.62 PKR 1,011

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.91 PKR 255

$0.86 PKR 241

$1.02 PKR 285

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

$17.6K PKR 4.9M

$14.1K PKR 3.9M

$21.2K PKR 5.9M

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

$23.5K PKR 6.6M

$21.1K PKR 5.9M

$26.7K PKR 7.5M

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

$109 PKR 30.6K

$52.8 PKR 14.7K

$201 PKR 56.2K

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

$4.70 PKR 1,314

$2.88 PKR 803

$7.55 PKR 2,108

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$15.53 PKR 4,336

$10.76 PKR 3,005

$28.69 PKR 8,012

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$13.38 PKR 3,735

$5.37 PKR 1,500

$35.84 PKR 10.0K

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.83 PKR 2,466

$3.59 PKR 1,001

$17.91 PKR 5,000

Cinema Ticket

$4.35 PKR 1,215

$3.09 PKR 862

$7.25 PKR 2,025

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

$40.03 PKR 11.2K

$18.01 PKR 5,029

$90.1 PKR 25.1K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,177 PKR 328.8K

$538 PKR 150.3K

$3,588 PKR 1.0M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.84 PKR 4,424

$5.35 PKR 1,493

$32.12 PKR 8,969

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.04 PKR 6,435

$10.48 PKR 2,926

$45.41 PKR 12.7K

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$73.1 PKR 20.4K

$25.20 PKR 7,038

$126 PKR 35.2K

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$33.15 PKR 9,256

$14.32 PKR 3,999

$71.6 PKR 20.0K

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$111 PKR 31.0K

$52.1 PKR 14.6K

$209 PKR 58.2K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$66.0 PKR 18.4K

$34.80 PKR 9,716

$132 PKR 36.9K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$279 PKR 77.9K

$143 PKR 40.0K

$537 PKR 149.9K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$168 PKR 46.9K

$89.6 PKR 25.0K

$359 PKR 100.1K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$908 PKR 253.5K

$383 PKR 107.0K

$1,780 PKR 497.0K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$522 PKR 145.6K

$306 PKR 85.3K

$807 PKR 225.5K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$186 PKR 51.8K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

18.97

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

Last update: March 1, 2026

By City in Pakistan

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Rank	City	Population	Living Index	Solo costs (no rent) / month	Solo costs (with rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (no rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (with rent) / month	Mobile download speed (Mbps)	Internet download speed (Mbps)
1	Abbottabad	208491	15	$208	$311	$573	$667	15.15	14.64
2	Attock	146396	17	$273	$338	$598	$730	200.78	10.73
3	Bahawalnagar	161033	22	$237	$446	$666	$845	47.81	10.6
4	Bahawalpur	762111	17	$234	$336	$567	$706	7.44	15.57
5	Burewala	231797	22	$241	$436	$661	$862	273.82	11.2
6	Chiniot	278747	20	$263	$410	$597	$792	68.24	8.75
7	Daska	175170	23	$283	$465	$616	$953	43.04	16.95
8	Dera Ghazi Khan	399064	15	$227	$295	$571	$637	442.91	11.52
9	Faisalabad	3203846	17	$241	$346	$566	$723	12.31	19.5
10	Gilgit	-	19	$215	$390	$573	$765	98.89	10.53
11	Gojra	157863	23	$265	$451	$595	$876	162.74	8.45
12	Gujranwala	2027001	18	$254	$362	$607	$744	59.09	16.63
13	Gujrat	390533	17	$253	$348	$537	$750	62.49	12.12
14	Haripur	85739	21	$242	$435	$667	$809	260.09	12.05
15	Haroonabad	-	23	$286	$454	$619	$860	26.35	22.12
16	Hyderabad	1732698	23	$251	$447	$531	$911	39.87	20.26
17	Islamabad	1009832	27	$311	$545	$734	$1,144	74.12	26.14
18	Jaranwala	150380	21	$230	$417	$656	$848	263.92	16.96
19	Jhang	414131	19	$280	$378	$582	$802	264.22	9.62
20	Jhelum	190425	17	$210	$335	$495	$696	233.81	11.58
21	Karachi	14910352	24	$270	$480	$648	$970	75.1	39.89
22	Karak	51149	20	$242	$412	$476	$780	110.41	7.6
23	Kasur	358409	19	$194	$377	$505	$722	107.57	8.92
24	Khairpur	183181	20	$266	$390	$604	$772	27.34	12.28
25	Lahore	11126285	24	$273	$485	$654	$992	155.04	20.3
26	Larkana	490508	20	$262	$389	$602	$771	18.2	14.55
27	Layyah	126361	17	$203	$328	$596	$704	188.9	10.75
28	Mandi Bahauddin	198609	17	$245	$338	$483	$703	86.96	6.97
29	Mardan	358604	21	$257	$419	$539	$839	19.3	10.04
30	Mehar	-	20	$240	$391	$518	$772	78.78	14.07
31	Mianwali	118883	23	$291	$449	$699	$888	264.35	8.73
32	Mirpur	124350	16	$191	$313	$452	$633	248.44	8.78
33	Mirpur Khas	233916	23	$282	$444	$553	$895	184.45	17.75
34	Multan	1871843	21	$235	$408	$526	$806	158.53	18.68
35	Muzaffarabad	149913	14	$197	$286	$523	$689	400.13	8.34
36	Nawabshah	263102	22	$221	$435	$579	$844	98.16	15.11
37	Nowshera	120131	18	$258	$354	$588	$817	20.74	13.4
38	Okara	357935	15	$168	$293	$413	$593	190.18	8.93
39	Pakpattan	176693	20	$265	$392	$591	$778	28.55	11.16
40	Pattoki	87737	19	$208	$374	$570	$735	207.93	9.63
41	Peshawar	1970042	19	$233	$379	$478	$732	146.98	18.4
42	Quetta	1001205	18	$212	$351	$558	$735	173.08	18.46
43	Rahim Yar Khan	420419	19	$224	$372	$527	$700	183.49	13.54
44	Rawalpindi	2098231	22	$267	$422	$651	$896	265.91	31.09
45	Sahiwal	389605	19	$269	$373	$595	$769	19.6	12.51
46	Sargodha	507817	22	$270	$438	$699	$864	176.71	16.49
47	Sheikhupura	473129	22	$244	$443	$601	$888	231.51	13.47
48	Sialkot	655852	17	$202	$343	$420	$646	78.09	9.57
49	Skardu	-	19	$258	$387	$589	$750	101.65	9.64
50	Swabi	123412	17	$255	$340	$610	$723	36.51	8.7

Pakistan Median Internet Speeds (Updated January 2026)

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The chart highlights the Precision Threshold for mobile and fixed broadband internet speeds, updated quarterly.

Digital Nomad Cost of Living Index

Cost of Living in Pakistan - Frequently Asked Questions

Pakistan generally offers a favorable cost-to-value balance for travelers, expats, and digital nomads, with many cities delivering comfortable living at a fraction of prices seen in higher-cost regions. You will find affordable meals, a wide range of housing options, and inexpensive local transit, though costs can spike in popular expat hubs or peak tourist seasons. The value comes from flexible neighborhoods rather than a single price. Compare by city, lifestyle, and proximity to amenities to identify where your budget goes furthest. Cost of Living in Pakistan. Tip: Start with a short orientation stay to map out neighborhoods that fit your routine.

Days in major Pakistani cities can flow with a comfortable, budget-friendly rhythm. Start by scouting neighborhoods online and in-person for rental options, then visit a few open houses to gauge noise, security, and light. For meals, street-food stalls and casual eateries offer dependable value, while grocery chains provide familiar staples. Transport often centers on rickshaws, ride-hailing apps, and affordable buses, with rides becoming more efficient in central districts. Co-working spaces cluster around business hubs, offering flexible plans for short-term stays. Errands flow from local markets to banks and telecom shops, so keep a SIM card handy and carry small change. Pakistan living cost varies by area, so map out a path that minimizes backtracking. Tip: Build a simple daily budget that matches your typical week.

Quality of life hinges on choosing a neighborhood that fits your pace and schedule. Start with a budget framework: set a monthly cap for housing, meals, and transport, then leave room for occasional frills like weekend getaways or coworking day passes. In summer, plan for hotter days and water costs; in winter, heating or warm meals may shift routines. Look for areas with good internet, safe streets, and easy access to groceries and coworking options. Build a network by joining expat communities or local clubs, and test commute times during different hours to gauge reliability. Tip: Consider a trial month in a few districts to compare lifestyle fit before committing long-term.