Cost of Living in

Pakistan

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Cost of living
One person
Family of 4
Total with rent $431 $1033
Without rent $267 $676
Rent & Utilities $135.02 $318.37
Food $113 $423
Transport $47.95 $117.41
Monthly salary after tax $151.92
Quality of life 32.85
Human freedom index 5.7
Life expectancy 63.7
English speaking % 54.97%
Population 212.2M

The cost of living in Pakistan is $431, which is 2.43 times less expensive than the world average. Pakistan is ranked 195th out of 208 countries by cost of living .

The average salary after taxes in Pakistan is $151.92, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months.

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We calculate prices for Pakistan as a population-weighted mean of 248 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 $431 195 / 208
Without rent $267 198 / 208
Rent & Utilities $135.02 202 / 208
Food $113 208 / 208
Transport $47.95 143 / 208
Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 106.88$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 63.55$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 206.39$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 134.3$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. 49.43$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. 98.85$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited 11.8$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years 18.38$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 649$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 553$
Eating Out
Lunch Menu 1.82$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 10.75$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's 3.79$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 2.16$
Cappuccino 1.88$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz 0.31$
Transportation
Local transport ticket 0.19$
Monthly ticket local transport 6.08$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi 4.87$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal 0.87$
Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 0.77$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb 0.69$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.19$
Eggs, x12 1.04$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 5.11$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.73$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 4.72$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.09$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.67$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.8$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.49$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.39$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.47$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.28$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 0.68$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle 3.99$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.06$
Cigarette pack 1.68$
Cold medicince, 1 week 1.6$
Hair Shampoo 2.1$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 0.9$
Toothpaste, 1 tube 0.87$
Other
Gym Membership, 1 month 13.76$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person 4.49$
Doctor's visit 12.71$
Haircut, simple 2.82$
Brand Jeans 18.7$
Brand Sneakers 66.26$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month 42.72$
International Primary School, 1 year 1055$
Cost of living in other countries
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Cost of living in Cities by population

Zafarwal

Population 1.1M
Cost of living $367

Buni

Population 1.1M
Cost of living $725

Panjgur

Population 1.0M
Cost of living $635

Hasilpur

Population 780.3K
Cost of living $488

Khanewal (Punjab )

Population 749.1K
Cost of living $477

Gahi Mammar

Population 719.1K
Cost of living $517

Khairpur Tamewah

Population 718.9K
Cost of living $443

Mian Channun

Population 614.2K
Cost of living $363

Kabirwala

Population 607.8K
Cost of living $456

Gojra (Punjab )

Population 599.7K
Cost of living $327

Kundian

Population 580.2K
Cost of living $305

Vihari

Population 563.5K
Cost of living $518

Sultanpur Mor

Population 558.7K
Cost of living $381

Abdul Hakim

Population 555.0K
Cost of living $538

Bhalwal

Population 554.6K
Cost of living $283

Toba Tek Singh

Population 552.5K
Cost of living $341

Multan (Punjab )

Population 548.0K
Cost of living $299

Kahror Pakka

Population 544.0K
Cost of living $364

Dera Ismail Khan

Population 536.5K
Cost of living $332

Sargodha (Punjab )

Population 533K
Cost of living $267

Chak Thirty-six North Branch

Population 530.9K
Cost of living $271

Jauharabad

Population 529.1K
Cost of living $301

Mankera

Population 525.3K
Cost of living $352

Shujaabad

Population 516.9K
Cost of living $280

Lodhran

Population 501.6K
Cost of living $371

Chauk Azam

Population 495.8K
Cost of living $336

Bhawana

Population 495.5K
Cost of living $384

Sillanwali

Population 490.6K
Cost of living $298

Phularwan

Population 483.4K
Cost of living $316

Dhanot

Population 478.3K
Cost of living $274

Khushab

Population 469.0K
Cost of living $382

Kot Addu

Population 466.9K
Cost of living $336

Firoza

Population 466.7K
Cost of living $320

Kot Mumin

Population 463.2K
Cost of living $345

Ahmadpur East

Population 457.6K
Cost of living $239

Mianwali

Population 457.5K
Cost of living $342

Chiniot (Punjab )

Population 455.3K
Cost of living $264

Chenab Nagar

Population 434.6K
Cost of living $300

Atharan Hazari

Population 432.9K
Cost of living $332

Kulachi

Population 432.2K
Cost of living $317

Khanpur

Population 427.8K
Cost of living $279

Bhakkar

Population 427.7K
Cost of living $293

Liaquatpur

Population 424.6K
Cost of living $296

Chitral

Population 424.2K
Cost of living $559

Jhang City

Population 419.0K
Cost of living $332

Bat Khela

Population 415.0K
Cost of living $422

Faruka

Population 412.3K
Cost of living $381

Risalpur Cantonment

Population 404.0K
Cost of living $380

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank
State
Cost of living
1Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)
$1675
2Baluchistan (Pakistan)
$1238
3Punjab (Pakistan)
$1111
4Balochistan (Pakistan)
$1021
5Sindh (Pakistan)
$950
6Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
$725
7Islamabad (Pakistan)
$512
8Karachi
$478
9Sheikhupura
$449
10Rawalpindi
$442
11Multan
$436
12Mirpur Khas
$433
13Islamabad Capital Territory
$422
14Hafizabad
$412
15Sargodha
$406
16Gakuch
$388
17Wah
$380
18Hadali
$377
19Peshawar
$373
20Gojra
$361
21Lahore
$358
22Sialkot
$357
23Roulia
$354
24Mandi Bahauddin
$354
25Drazinda
$348
26Sukkur
$347
27Badrashni
$345
28Bahawalpur
$343
29Dinga
$338
30Jacobabad
$335
31Hyderabad
$335
32Okara
$335
33Sahiwal
$332
34Arandu
$330
35Phalia
$330
36Nawabshah
$330
37Burewala
$327
38Larkana
$321
39Talamba
$317
40Khanewal
$312
41Chiniot
$310
42Mingora
$307
43Mardan
$307
44Kohat
$299
45Gujrat (Pakistan)
$294
46Mirpur
$293
47Azad Kashmir
$291
48Quetta
$290
49Allahabad
$290
50Jhang
$289
51Bahrain
$281
52Gujranwala
$273
53Kamoke
$271
54Faisalabad
$256
55Dera Ghazi Khan
$228
56Monaco
$7654
57Sydney
$2923
58Lindon
$2861
59Northern Territory
$2673
60Melbourne (Australia)
$2651
61Perth
$2533
62South Australia
$2493
63Brisbane
$2453
64Tasmania (Australia)
$2437
65Parramatta
$2249
66Western Australia
$2246
67Bunbury
$2225
68Feldkirch
$2217
69Adelaide (Australia)
$2212
70Queensland
$2198
71Southport (Australia)
$2187
72Berri
$2119
73Canberra
$2110
74Berwick (Australia)
$2104
75Launceston
$2104
76Ayr
$2084
77Geelong
$2082
78Coffs Harbour
$2045
79Peterborough
$2043
80Tarneit
$2040
81Ararat (Australia)
$2025
82Hobart (Australia)
$2014
83Innsbruck
$2008
84Sunshine Coast
$1991
85Sunbury (Australia)
$1966
86Graz
$1948
87Ipswich (Australia)
$1942
88Port Macquarie
$1927
89Rutherford (Australia)
$1919
90Pakenham
$1915
91Shepparton
$1895
92Klosterneuburg
$1885
93Geraldton
$1882
94Gold Coast
$1871
95Leonding
$1852
96Ormeau
$1842
97Bundaberg
$1820
98Darwin
$1781
99Gisborne (Australia)
$1781
100Clare
$1773
101Kingston (Australia)
$1760
102Lara (Australia)
$1751
103Bregenz
$1744
104Toowoomba
$1728
105Richmond (Australia)
$1725
106Dornbirn
$1717
107Leopold
$1710
108Modling
$1709
109Melton
$1687
110Hallein
$1681
111Linz
$1674
112Frankston
$1673
113Bathurst
$1670
114Hervey Bay
$1670
115Newcastle (Australia)
$1657
116Krems an der Donau
$1649
117Dubbo
$1647
118New South Wales
$1636
119Rockhampton
$1632
120Morawa
$1620
121Mildura
$1614
122Kapfenberg
$1597
123Australian Capital Territory
$1589
124Ganserndorf
$1588
125Blacktown
$1584
126Amstetten
$1582
127Albany
$1567
128Gladstone
$1554
129Hoppers Crossing
$1543
130Lower Austria
$1543
131Kalgoorlie
$1538
132Burgenland
$1527
133Cairns
$1516
134Dandenong
$1500
135Scottsdale
$1496
136Baden bei Wien
$1492
137Lustenau
$1490
138Klagenfurt
$1483
139Armavir
$1451
140Caloundra
$1445
141Yerevan
$1436
142Scone
$1428
143Vayots Dzor
$1420
144Wollongong
$1413
145Ballarat
$1411
146Carinthia (Austria)
$1408
147Orange (Australia)
$1381
148Wagga Wagga
$1362
149Korneuburg
$1359
150Kotayk
$1351
151Leoben
$1324
152Panama
$1234
153Ashtarak
$1232
154Bendigo
$1225
155Tashir
$1179
156Baden (Austria)
$1150
157Masis
$1116
158Shirak
$1093
159Townsville
$1089
160Kapan
$926
161Vanadzor
$913
162Goris
$887
163Guatemala
$876
164Bono East
$841
165Spitak
$824
166Gegharkunik
$799
167Gyumri
$726
168Djibouti
$666
169Tavush
$647
170Gemena
$644
171Syunik
$628
172Lori
$583
173Ontario (Australia)
$481
174Victoria (Australia)
$412

Pakistan VS

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Bangladesh Flag for Bangladesh

$418.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Russia Flag for Russia

$745.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Japan Flag for Japan

$1,032.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Mexico Flag for Mexico

$933.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Ethiopia Flag for Ethiopia

$802.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Philippines Flag for Philippines

$669.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Egypt Flag for Egypt

$407.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Vietnam Flag for Vietnam

$643.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

DR Congo Flag for DR Congo

$1,030.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Germany Flag for Germany

$1,566.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Turkey Flag for Turkey

$651.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Iran Flag for Iran

$722.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Thailand Flag for Thailand

$752.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

France Flag for France

$1,521.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

United Kingdom Flag for United Kingdom

$2,383.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Italy Flag for Italy

$1,219.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

South Africa Flag for South Africa

$981.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Tanzania Flag for Tanzania

$601.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Myanmar Flag for Myanmar

$882.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

South Korea Flag for South Korea

$1,345.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Kenya Flag for Kenya

$602.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Colombia Flag for Colombia

$733.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Spain Flag for Spain

$1,582.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Ukraine Flag for Ukraine

$463.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Argentina Flag for Argentina

$620.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Uganda Flag for Uganda

$590.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Algeria Flag for Algeria

$406.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Sudan Flag for Sudan

$823.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Cape Verde Flag for Cape Verde

$799.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Iraq Flag for Iraq

$745.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Poland Flag for Poland

$1,352.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Afghanistan Flag for Afghanistan

$629.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Canada Flag for Canada

$2,180.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Morocco Flag for Morocco

$584.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Uzbekistan Flag for Uzbekistan

$513.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Peru Flag for Peru

$697.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Malaysia Flag for Malaysia

$646.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Angola Flag for Angola

$908.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Ghana Flag for Ghana

$596.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Mozambique Flag for Mozambique

$1,201.00

Pakistan Flag for Pakistan

$431.00
VS

Venezuela Flag for Venezuela

$835.00

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