Cost of Living in
Capital Governorate

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$1031	$2904
Without rent	$593	$1718
Rent & Utilities	$775.28	$1247.14
Food	$404	$766
Transport	$83.18	$212.17
Monthly salary after tax	$1073.08
Quality of life	60.09
Population	59.4K

The cost of living in Capital Governorate is $1031, which is 2.39 times more expensive than the average in Pakistan. Capital Governorate ranked 52th most expensive in Pakistan.

The average salary after taxes in Capital Governorate is $1073.08, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months.

Capital Governorate

We calculate prices for Capital Governorate State as a population-weighted mean of 1 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$1031	52 / 58
Without rent	$593	56 / 58
Rent & Utilities	$775.28	56 / 58
Food	$404	57 / 58
Transport	$83.18	55 / 58

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	963.07$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	539.75$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	1384.95$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	1124.84$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	80$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	104.39$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	36.3$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	2892$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1233$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	9.2$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	27.22$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	7.23$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	6.5$
Cappuccino	4.72$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.75$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.85$
Monthly ticket local transport	13.5$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	52.19$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.7$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.81$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	1.32$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	4.29$
Eggs, x12	2.62$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	11.95$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	6.25$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	13.94$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.03$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.8$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.22$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.39$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.26$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.6$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.44$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	2.36$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	15.71$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	3.16$
Cigarette pack	6.92$
Cold medicince, 1 week	4.62$
Hair Shampoo	6.17$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	3.08$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	3.8$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	78.11$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	12.03$
Doctor's visit	47.15$
Haircut, simple	4.09$
Brand Jeans	34.49$
Brand Sneakers	64.45$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	444.35$
International Primary School, 1 year	8165$

Cost of living in other countries

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Central Governorate	$1437
2	Karranah	$1414
3	Southern Governorate	$1351
4	Jidd Hafs	$1285
5	Isa Town	$1251
6	Manama	$1209
7	Capital Governorate	$1031
8	Riffa	$1004

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