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Cost of living and expenses in Pakistan
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Pakistan?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Pakistan, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Pakistan
(The last update: 4 days ago)
Currency in Pakistan Pakistani rupee (PKR). For 10 US dollars you can get 2.78 thousand Pakistani rupees. For 100 US dollars you can get 27.8 thousand Pakistani rupees. And the other way around: For 100 Pakistani rupees you can get 0.36 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Pakistan
What are the different prices in the cities in Pakistan? Look here: Prices in cities in Pakistan
Prices: Bahawalpur Hyderabad Islamabad Karachi Lahore Multan Peshawar Rawalpindi Faisalabad Sahiwal
fees
$82 ($45 - $162)
by half less than in United States
internet
$14.2 ($9 - $29)
80% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$14.6 ($5.4 - $29)
72% is less expensive than in United States
average earnings
$180
96% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$104 ($54 - $180)
94% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$161 ($90 - $360)
93% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Pakistan:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.18 (PKR 50)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $7.2 (PKR 2K)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $1 (PKR 283)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $16.2K (PKR 4.5M)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $104 (PKR 28.8K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $67 (PKR 18.7K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $239 (PKR 66.3K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $161 (PKR 44.9K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $82 (PKR 22.9K)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $14.2 (PKR 3.96K)
- numb_34 $4 (PKR 1.12K)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $14.6 (PKR 4.05K)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $21 (PKR 5.87K)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $55 (PKR 15.4K)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $30 (PKR 8.32K)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $22.4K (PKR 6.23M)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $37 (PKR 10.2K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $554 (PKR 154K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $982 (PKR 273K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $341 (PKR 94.9K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $180 (PKR 50.1K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 19%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $0.72 (PKR 200)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $0.49 (PKR 138)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $1.8 (PKR 500)
Price changes in previous years in Pakistan
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2010: $322(PKR 89.4K), 2011: $308(PKR 85.5K), 2012: $289(PKR 80.2K), 2013: $328(PKR 91.2K), 2014: $381(PKR 106K), 2015: $282(PKR 78.4K), 2016: $289(PKR 80.3K), 2017: $352(PKR 97.9K), and 2018: $406(PKR 113K)
Have earnings increased in Pakistan?
See the average salary in previous years in 2010: $45(PKR 12.6K), 2011: $94(PKR 26.1K), 2012: $79(PKR 22.1K), 2013: $91(PKR 25.3K), 2014: $99(PKR 27.6K), 2015: $95(PKR 26.3K), 2016: $108(PKR 30K), 2017: $113(PKR 31.5K), and 2018: $115(PKR 32.1K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2010: $39(PKR 10.7K), 2011: $17.3(PKR 4.81K), 2012: $27(PKR 7.59K), 2013: $24(PKR 6.79K), 2014: $25(PKR 6.83K), 2015: $25(PKR 6.99K), 2016: $24(PKR 6.77K), 2017: $23(PKR 6.44K), and 2018: $30(PKR 8.28K)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2010: $5.3(PKR 1.46K), 2011: $7(PKR 1.95K), 2012: $9.5(PKR 2.64K), 2013: $10.1(PKR 2.82K), 2014: $10(PKR 2.78K), 2015: $9.9(PKR 2.75K), 2016: $12(PKR 3.35K), 2017: $10.9(PKR 3.02K), and 2018: $10(PKR 2.79K)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Pakistan in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2010: $11.2(PKR 3.1K), 2011: $12.6(PKR 3.5K), 2012: $10.4(PKR 2.89K), 2013: $9.7(PKR 2.7K), 2014: $10.3(PKR 2.87K), 2015: $8.5(PKR 2.36K), 2016: $8.8(PKR 2.44K), 2017: $8.5(PKR 2.37K), and 2018: $8.9(PKR 2.46K)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
bottle of water
$0.22 ($0.18 - $0.36)
89% is less expensive than in United States
cheap restaurant
$1.8 ($0.9 - $3.6)
91% is less expensive than in United States
coffee
$1.6 ($0.54 - $3.1)
68% is less expensive than in United States
Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mirinda
$0.3 ($0.22 - $0.54)
88% is less expensive than in United States
bread
$0.57 ($0.36 - $0.99)
84% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$14.2 ($9 - $29)
80% is less expensive than in United States