Cost of Living in
Central Governorate

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$1437	$2996
Without rent	$578	$1664
Rent & Utilities	$552.11	$1450.47
Food	$398	$910
Transport	$85.8	$289
Monthly salary after tax	$1022.2
Quality of life	60.99
Population	58.7K

The cost of living in Central Governorate is $1437, which is 3.33 times more expensive than the average in Pakistan. Central Governorate ranked 58th most expensive in Pakistan.

The average salary after taxes in Central Governorate is $1022.2, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months.

Central Governorate

We calculate prices for Central 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	$1437	58 / 58
Without rent	$578	54 / 58
Rent & Utilities	$552.11	51 / 58
Food	$398	56 / 58
Transport	$85.8	57 / 58

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	747.99$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	522.13$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	1163.51$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	1236.28$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	94.27$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	114.91$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	32.98$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	2218$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1275$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	7.67$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	23.76$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	6.2$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	6.63$
Cappuccino	4.31$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	1.05$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.86$
Monthly ticket local transport	11.9$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	47.12$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.92$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.99$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	1.53$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	4.15$
Eggs, x12	2.27$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	10.62$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	6.5$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	18.95$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.35$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.43$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.36$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.85$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.65$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.3$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.62$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	1.83$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	23.49$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	2.19$
Cigarette pack	7.15$
Cold medicince, 1 week	5.72$
Hair Shampoo	5.55$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	2.43$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	3.38$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	70.76$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	11.04$
Doctor's visit	47.42$
Haircut, simple	4.09$
Brand Jeans	45.58$
Brand Sneakers	67.16$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	371.96$
International Primary School, 1 year	8077$

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

Cost of Living in Central Governorate

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