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Pakistan vs. Abbottabad Cost of Living Summary

Pakistan is 35.7% more expensive than Abbottabad.

Restaurants: pay 4.4% more in Pakistan
Groceries: pay 3.5% more in Pakistan
Transportation: pay 0.9% less in Pakistan
Housing: pay 84.8% more in Pakistan
Childcare: pay 71.1% more in Pakistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.1% less in Pakistan
Clothing: pay 97.0% more in Pakistan

The cost of clothing, housing, childcare, restaurants, and groceries in Pakistan are more expensive than in Abbottabad. Expenses including entertainment and sports and transportation are lower in Pakistan. Notably, clothing and housing are significantly more expensive in Pakistan.

Pakistan vs. Abbottabad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pakistan instead of Abbottabad, you would:

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pay 4.4% more for restaurants

	Abbottabad	Pakistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.77 PKR498.15	$2.08 PKR586.72	+17.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.95 PKR1,394.83	$4.42 PKR1,245.39	-10.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 PKR89.67	$0.36 PKR101.09	+12.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 PKR63.10	$0.22 PKR61.73	-2.2%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 3.5% more for groceries

	Abbottabad	Pakistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 PKR188.43	$0.57 PKR161.60	-14.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.77 PKR498.15	$2.74 PKR771.01	+54.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.86 PKR804.57	$2.80 PKR787.45	-2.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.16 PKR326.79	$1.16 PKR325.64	-0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.04 PKR293.75	$1.24 PKR348.55	+18.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 PKR112.98	$0.45 PKR127.08	+12.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 PKR97.16	$0.28 PKR78.15	-19.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.36 PKR101.68	$0.33 PKR92.21	-9.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 PKR66.28	$0.22 PKR61.75	-6.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.14 PKR39.17	$0.16 PKR44.56	+13.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 PKR63.27	$0.20 PKR57.41	-9.3%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 0.9% less for transportation

	Abbottabad	Pakistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 PKR987.71	$3.53 PKR994.30	+0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$6.76 PKR1,905.44
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,219.01 PKR5,977,857.69	$20,356.76 PKR5,734,943.09	-4.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.28 PKR1,205.53	$4.31 PKR1,213.78	+0.7%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 84.8% more for housing

	Abbottabad	Pakistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.04 PKR5,081.18	$14.55 PKR4,099.64	-19.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$35.37 PKR9,963.10	$87.27 PKR24,586.38	+146.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$21.22 PKR5,977.86	$51.03 PKR14,376.37	+140.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.57 PKR11,428.26	$69.36 PKR19,540.40	+71.0%
Average			+84.8%

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pay 71.1% more for childcare

	Abbottabad	Pakistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.37 PKR9,963.10	$30.86 PKR8,692.87	-12.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$530.48 PKR149,446.44	$1,351.44 PKR380,729.06	+154.8%
Average			+71.1%

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pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Abbottabad	Pakistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 PKR846.86	$2.45 PKR690.77	-18.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.41 PKR398.52	$1.56 PKR440.01	+10.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 PKR498.15	$1.82 PKR513.65	+3.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.68 PKR4,981.55	$12.01 PKR3,382.62	-32.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.24 PKR1,195.57	$3.67 PKR1,035.05	-13.4%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 97.0% more for clothing

	Abbottabad	Pakistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$8.84 PKR2,490.77	$15.25 PKR4,295.36	+72.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$7.07 PKR1,992.62	$21.49 PKR6,054.20	+203.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.73 PKR25,841.78	$71.60 PKR20,171.15	-21.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$12.38 PKR3,487.08	$28.91 PKR8,145.01	+133.6%
Average			+97.0%

Abbottabad vs. Pakistan - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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