Cost of living in Islamabad 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Islamabad, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
18
82% cheaper than New York
IslamabadUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 70,000 PKR $252
1-bed apartment, outside centre 45,000 PKR $162
3-bed apartment, centre 140,000 PKR $504
Room in shared flat 28,000 PKR $101
Buy price per m2 280,000 PKR $1,008
Living cost excl. rent 62,000 PKR $223
Typical net salary 130,000 PKR $468
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.