Cost of Living in Pakistan - Updated Prices & Insights

Name: Pakistan
Address: PK

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $258 (excluding rent), and $441 including rent.

Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $615 (excluding rent), and $906 including rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.73 PKR 485

$1.04 PKR 290

$3.47 PKR 969

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.56 PKR 3,513

$8.97 PKR 2,509

$25.13 PKR 7,027

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.30 PKR 1,204

$3.59 PKR 1,005

$5.38 PKR 1,504

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.78 PKR 499

$1.07 PKR 299

$3.57 PKR 997

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.10 PKR 1,148

$2.14 PKR 598

$7.13 PKR 1,994

Cappuccino

$1.79 PKR 500

$0.72 PKR 202

$3.23 PKR 904

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

$0.37 PKR 103

$0.26 PKR 73.3

$0.67 PKR 188

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.21 PKR 58.7

$0.17 PKR 47.99

$0.33 PKR 93.3

Milk (1 liter)

$0.78 PKR 218

$0.56 PKR 157

$1.10 PKR 306

White Bread (500g)

$0.58 PKR 163

$0.36 PKR 100

$0.94 PKR 263

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.17 PKR 326

$0.76 PKR 214

$1.56 PKR 436

Eggs

$1.20 PKR 337

$0.87 PKR 243

$1.52 PKR 425

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.64 PKR 1,577

$2.06 PKR 576

$10.30 PKR 2,880

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.99 PKR 835

$1.62 PKR 453

$4.32 PKR 1,209

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.13 PKR 1,155

$2.78 PKR 778

$5.57 PKR 1,556

Apples (1kg)

$1.06 PKR 296

$0.54 PKR 152

$1.45 PKR 405

Banana (1kg)

$0.67 PKR 186

$0.36 PKR 102

$1.22 PKR 341

Oranges (1kg)

$0.81 PKR 228

$0.33 PKR 92.2

$1.45 PKR 406

Tomato (1kg)

$0.49 PKR 137

$0.20 PKR 56.6

$0.85 PKR 237

Potato (1kg)

$0.38 PKR 107

$0.19 PKR 51.8

$0.66 PKR 184

Onion (1kg)

$0.52 PKR 145

$0.26 PKR 72.7

$0.74 PKR 206

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.38 PKR 107

$0.19 PKR 52.1

$0.74 PKR 206

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.36 PKR 99.3

$0.24 PKR 67.1

$0.51 PKR 142

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$2.00 PKR 559

$0.55 PKR 153

$16.53 PKR 4,622

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.05 PKR 294

$0.37 PKR 104

$2.07 PKR 578

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.99 PKR 556

$0.69 PKR 193

$3.45 PKR 964

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.99 PKR 556

$1.56 PKR 437

$2.61 PKR 729

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.18 PKR 49.17

$0.14 PKR 38.24

$0.34 PKR 95.6

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.92 PKR 1,936

$3.47 PKR 969

$15.06 PKR 4,210

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.92 PKR 256

$0.55 PKR 154

$1.84 PKR 515

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.56 PKR 157

$0.26 PKR 72.5

$0.92 PKR 258

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.82 PKR 508

$1.09 PKR 304

$3.63 PKR 1,016

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.96 PKR 270

$0.91 PKR 255

$1.08 PKR 301

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

$17.6K PKR 4.9M

$14.1K PKR 3.9M

$21.1K PKR 5.9M

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

$23.4K PKR 6.6M

$21.0K PKR 5.9M

$26.6K PKR 7.4M

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

$110 PKR 30.7K

$52.9 PKR 14.8K

$202 PKR 56.4K

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

$4.74 PKR 1,326

$2.90 PKR 811

$7.61 PKR 2,129

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$15.18 PKR 4,244

$10.52 PKR 2,941

$28.04 PKR 7,842

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$13.21 PKR 3,695

$5.31 PKR 1,484

$35.41 PKR 9,902

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.73 PKR 2,442

$3.55 PKR 991

$17.71 PKR 4,952

Cinema Ticket

$4.12 PKR 1,151

$2.92 PKR 817

$6.86 PKR 1,919

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

$39.85 PKR 11.1K

$17.93 PKR 5,014

$89.7 PKR 25.1K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,168 PKR 326.5K

$534 PKR 149.3K

$3,558 PKR 995.0K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.01 PKR 4,476

$5.40 PKR 1,511

$32.45 PKR 9,075

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.37 PKR 6,534

$10.63 PKR 2,971

$46.04 PKR 12.9K

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$72.0 PKR 20.1K

$24.82 PKR 6,942

$124 PKR 34.7K

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$33.29 PKR 9,309

$14.38 PKR 4,022

$71.9 PKR 20.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$113 PKR 31.7K

$53.2 PKR 14.9K

$213 PKR 59.5K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$66.8 PKR 18.7K

$35.20 PKR 9,844

$134 PKR 37.4K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$277 PKR 77.4K

$142 PKR 39.7K

$532 PKR 148.8K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$169 PKR 47.2K

$90.1 PKR 25.2K

$361 PKR 100.8K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$909 PKR 254.3K

$384 PKR 107.3K

$1,782 PKR 498.4K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$526 PKR 147.0K

$308 PKR 86.1K

$814 PKR 227.5K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$187 PKR 52.4K

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 9, 2026

By City in Pakistan

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Highest

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	$232	$302	$544	$665	15.15	14.64
2	Attock	146396	17	$300	$331	$572	$712	200.78	10.73
3	Bahawalnagar	161033	22	$223	$451	$682	$849	47.81	10.6
4	Bahawalpur	762111	17	$222	$331	$582	$717	7.44	15.57
5	Burewala	231797	22	$277	$428	$671	$872	273.82	11.2
6	Chiniot	278747	20	$269	$410	$534	$790	68.24	8.75
7	Daska	175170	23	$256	$456	$757	$933	43.04	16.95
8	Dera Ghazi Khan	399064	15	$227	$297	$509	$625	442.91	11.52
9	Faisalabad	3203846	17	$241	$347	$577	$751	12.31	19.5
10	Gilgit	-	19	$215	$387	$588	$772	98.89	10.53
11	Gojra	157863	23	$260	$462	$672	$892	162.74	8.45
12	Gujranwala	2027001	18	$250	$362	$606	$750	59.09	16.63
13	Gujrat	390533	17	$248	$344	$507	$734	62.49	12.12
14	Haripur	85739	21	$238	$422	$623	$832	260.09	12.05
15	Haroonabad	-	23	$223	$447	$535	$854	26.35	22.12
16	Hyderabad	1732698	23	$288	$447	$594	$933	39.87	20.26
17	Islamabad	1009832	27	$310	$539	$731	$1,165	74.12	26.14
18	Jaranwala	150380	21	$238	$413	$676	$863	263.92	16.96
19	Jhang	414131	19	$261	$378	$567	$804	264.22	9.62
20	Jhelum	190425	17	$243	$328	$532	$688	233.81	11.58
21	Karachi	14910352	24	$272	$489	$666	$975	75.1	39.89
22	Karak	51149	20	$263	$400	$504	$762	110.41	7.6
23	Kasur	358409	19	$249	$378	$511	$743	107.57	8.92
24	Khairpur	183181	20	$240	$393	$614	$792	27.34	12.28
25	Lahore	11126285	24	$273	$489	$651	$973	155.04	20.3
26	Larkana	490508	20	$271	$390	$494	$786	18.2	14.55
27	Layyah	126361	17	$214	$327	$564	$694	188.9	10.75
28	Mandi Bahauddin	198609	17	$207	$344	$526	$702	86.96	6.97
29	Mardan	358604	21	$239	$423	$712	$862	19.3	10.04
30	Mehar	-	20	$229	$403	$535	$776	78.78	14.07
31	Mianwali	118883	23	$302	$448	$605	$869	264.35	8.73
32	Mirpur	124350	16	$217	$314	$504	$618	248.44	8.78
33	Mirpur Khas	233916	23	$284	$444	$557	$884	184.45	17.75
34	Multan	1871843	21	$228	$409	$548	$823	158.53	18.68
35	Muzaffarabad	149913	14	$235	$287	$588	$683	400.13	8.34
36	Nawabshah	263102	22	$251	$428	$611	$855	98.16	15.11
37	Nowshera	120131	18	$279	$356	$658	$794	20.74	13.4
38	Okara	357935	15	$198	$302	$474	$584	190.18	8.93
39	Pakpattan	176693	20	$219	$399	$490	$775	28.55	11.16
40	Pattoki	87737	19	$245	$379	$562	$708	207.93	9.63
41	Peshawar	1970042	19	$208	$381	$611	$747	146.98	18.4
42	Quetta	1001205	18	$259	$357	$528	$744	173.08	18.46
43	Rahim Yar Khan	420419	19	$239	$379	$474	$686	183.49	13.54
44	Rawalpindi	2098231	22	$259	$435	$649	$915	265.91	31.09
45	Sahiwal	389605	19	$273	$369	$612	$751	19.6	12.51
46	Sargodha	507817	22	$262	$436	$689	$891	176.71	16.49
47	Sheikhupura	473129	22	$265	$439	$710	$904	231.51	13.47
48	Sialkot	655852	17	$177	$340	$510	$632	78.09	9.57
49	Skardu	-	19	$249	$377	$614	$764	101.65	9.64
50	Swabi	123412	17	$246	$343	$619	$733	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.