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Sialkot vs. Pakistan Cost of Living Summary

Sialkot is 18.3% cheaper than Pakistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.8% less in Sialkot
Groceries: pay 5.5% more in Sialkot
Transportation: pay 14.3% more in Sialkot
Housing: pay 30.6% less in Sialkot
Childcare: pay 55.8% less in Sialkot
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% more in Sialkot
Clothing: pay 38.2% less in Sialkot

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

Sialkot vs. Pakistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.8% less for restaurants

	Pakistan	Sialkot
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 PKR586.72	$1.06 PKR298.89	-49.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.42 PKR1,245.39	$2.74 PKR772.14	-38.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 PKR101.09	$0.38 PKR108.41	+7.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 PKR61.73	$0.18 PKR49.82	-19.3%
Average			-24.8%

Pakistan vs. Sialkot - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.5% more for groceries

	Pakistan	Sialkot
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 PKR161.60	$0.59 PKR166.05	+2.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.74 PKR771.01	$2.18 PKR614.39	-20.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.80 PKR787.45	$2.81 PKR792.00	+0.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.16 PKR325.64	$1.23 PKR345.60	+6.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.24 PKR348.55	$1.20 PKR338.94	-2.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PKR127.08	$0.48 PKR135.58	+6.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.28 PKR78.15	$0.30 PKR85.86	+9.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.33 PKR92.21	$0.40 PKR113.19	+22.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 PKR61.75	$0.24 PKR67.15	+8.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 PKR44.56	$0.17 PKR48.67	+9.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 PKR57.41	$0.24 PKR66.89	+16.5%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 14.3% more for transportation

	Pakistan	Sialkot
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 PKR994.30	$3.56 PKR1,003.00	+0.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.76 PKR1,905.44	$10.61 PKR2,988.93	+56.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,356.76 PKR5,734,943.09	$21,219.01 PKR5,977,857.69	+4.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.31 PKR1,213.78	$4.10 PKR1,155.72	-4.8%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 30.6% less for housing

	Pakistan	Sialkot
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.55 PKR4,099.64	$6.19 PKR1,743.54	-57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$87.27 PKR24,586.38	$47.74 PKR13,450.18	-45.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$51.03 PKR14,376.37	$31.83 PKR8,966.79	-37.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.36 PKR19,540.40	$81.95 PKR23,085.99	+18.1%
Average			-30.6%

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pay 55.8% less for childcare

	Pakistan	Sialkot
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$30.86 PKR8,692.87	$21.22 PKR5,977.86	-31.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,351.44 PKR380,729.06	$265.24 PKR74,723.22	-80.4%
Average			-55.8%

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pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Pakistan	Sialkot
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.45 PKR690.77	$3.01 PKR846.86	+22.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.56 PKR440.01	$1.47 PKR415.13	-5.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.82 PKR513.65	$2.12 PKR597.79	+16.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.01 PKR3,382.62	$7.07 PKR1,992.62	-41.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.67 PKR1,035.05	$4.24 PKR1,195.57	+15.5%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 38.2% less for clothing

	Pakistan	Sialkot
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.25 PKR4,295.36	$11.20 PKR3,154.98	-26.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.49 PKR6,054.20	$13.56 PKR3,819.19	-36.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.60 PKR20,171.15	$26.52 PKR7,472.32	-63.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$28.91 PKR8,145.01	$21.22 PKR5,977.86	-26.6%
Average			-38.2%

Pakistan vs. Sialkot - 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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