Historical Prices in Islamabad

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Restaurants

Year
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant
Meal for 2 People,
Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course
McMeal at McDonalds
(or Equivalent Combo Meal)
2023 424.00 4137.50 1192.00
2022 414.29 3791.67 850.00
2021 310.00 2460.00 682.50
2020 465.62 2600.00 731.82
2019 363.64 1649.90 627.78
2018 260.00 1821.43 639.41
2017 244.67 1696.43 626.49
2016 254.12 1088.24 558.44
2015 226.25 1635.55 578.76
2014 230.00 1438.46 666.67
2013 250.42 1322.22 530.31
2012 313.48 1469.65 632.39
2011 191.38 1442.62 456.96
2010 89.55 818.51 552.67
Year
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter draught)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
Coke/Pepsi
(0.33 liter bottle)
Water
(0.33 liter bottle)
Cappuccino
(regular)
2023 - - 93.75 73.85 505.36
2022 - - 59.71 41.25 288.89
2021 - - 45.42 37.92 316.36
2020 - - 63.08 45.83 230.00
2019 - - 45.62 32.78 265.00
2018 - - 46.11 32.71 280.84
2017 - - 41.12 31.40 297.36
2016 - - 41.32 28.47 207.86
2015 - - 37.08 28.23 222.73
2014 - - 39.50 28.67 221.92
2013 - - 38.78 27.29 218.00
2012 - - 36.32 25.40 473.94
2011 - - 35.03 22.93 266.05
2010 - - 23.23 20.15 -

Markets

Year
Milk
(regular),
(1 liter)
Loaf of Fresh White Bread
(500g)
Eggs
(regular)
(12)
Water
(1.5 liter bottle)
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter bottle)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
2023 215.95 176.94 323.07 106.36 - -
2022 166.75 115.77 237.65 80.38 - -
2021 134.92 95.55 186.33 63.62 - -
2020 124.67 80.43 155.12 61.25 - -
2019 121.07 79.55 119.58 56.11 - -
2018 109.40 65.94 121.62 60.00 - -
2017 108.90 64.99 115.36 61.76 - -
2016 107.94 60.37 108.24 55.38 - -
2015 102.61 54.62 112.77 56.11 - -
2014 93.71 60.00 113.33 48.50 - -
2013 82.19 57.69 97.79 51.00 - -
2012 71.09 44.77 103.29 49.09 - -
2011 77.37 45.53 86.33 38.21 - -
2010 62.96 41.98 75.56 37.78 - -
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
2023 313.00 268.57 93.92 90.00 354.79 139.38 228.80 161.96
2022 239.20 191.11 82.45 68.33 241.34 150.79 147.27 105.60
2021 155.90 99.55 54.72 59.00 168.13 70.80 101.23 53.04
2020 173.85 129.24 64.54 43.89 161.92 109.82 115.36 67.09
2019 203.00 142.50 42.27 30.00 151.31 111.67 126.55 54.09
2018 182.50 110.91 47.15 31.67 143.85 71.67 127.83 46.62
2017 177.69 136.36 40.83 28.00 131.90 69.21 137.78 45.15
2016 158.92 103.33 37.69 30.20 128.46 59.75 136.36 42.88
2015 153.33 105.71 45.56 49.12 160.56 68.38 98.38 55.75
2014 175.85 99.77 54.09 35.00 131.54 75.03 - -
2013 129.23 92.73 39.00 45.00 125.77 71.25 - -
2012 144.64 116.64 18.87 26.83 120.00 50.00 - -
2011 142.22 70.76 27.60 16.98 - - - -
2010 - - - - - - - -
Year
Local Cheese
(1kg)
Bottle of Wine
(Mid-Range)
Cigarettes 20 Pack
(Marlboro)
Chicken Fillets
(1kg)
Beef Round
(1kg)
(or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)
2023 1323.47 - 511.76 880.05 1119.23
2022 1341.17 - 259.12 585.70 919.05
2021 788.46 - 231.20 456.10 681.30
2020 848.18 - 295.00 383.72 618.57
2019 883.33 - - 512.25 650.00
2018 1104.25 - 183.33 379.58 473.33
2017 684.00 - 154.38 353.90 489.24
2016 679.89 - 136.99 295.61 429.21
2015 763.75 - 140.00 337.78 495.00
2014 483.33 - 118.09 350.00 -
2013 506.25 - 104.50 306.67 -
2012 268.32 - 136.02 361.51 -
2011 567.73 - 84.91 233.50 -
2010 440.74 - 95.14 207.78 -

Rent Per Month

Year
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
in City Centre
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
Outside of Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
in City Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
Outside of Centre
2023 45333.33 26357.14 113571.43 76923.08
2022 42333.33 27384.62 111923.08 60000.00
2021 29142.86 22153.85 68437.50 42187.50
2020 31000.00 21714.29 67115.38 40925.93
2019 30405.41 17432.43 65405.41 38157.89
2018 25956.52 15532.02 57187.50 33083.33
2017 26000.00 16647.06 61875.00 38250.00
2016 26500.00 14181.82 62083.33 35230.77
2015 25604.86 13000.00 58588.75 31684.77
2014 24555.56 15000.00 51375.00 34666.67
2013 19818.18 11000.00 48000.00 32363.64
2012 41351.07 32075.00 66687.33 49246.40
2011 32624.69 13019.53 46700.50 28161.82
2010 16510.17 8674.83 33475.06 23086.25

Buy Apartment Price

Year
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
in City Centre
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
Outside of Centre
2023 - -
2022 181111.28 121909.78
2021 96856.93 65325.47
2020 138729.33 68802.16
2019 135903.98 50186.65
2018 118650.87 63844.21
2017 94244.51 59375.04
2016 111250.00 84434.57
2015 - -
2014 - -
2013 109433.09 -
2012 45444.00 -
2011 - -
2010 159505.00 100740.00

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2023 60500.00
2022 54097.22
2021 40928.57
2020 47631.58
2019 36896.55
2018 44622.22
2017 36153.85
2016 34545.45
2015 30111.11
2014 37500.00
2013 34071.67
2012 40724.00
2011 29718.50
2010 12172.75

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2023 49.09 279.27
2022 44.17 214.49
2021 37.50 122.78
2020 31.96 110.84
2019 28.16 109.47
2018 23.10 90.45
2017 22.35 73.41
2016 20.59 70.44
2015 21.25 75.73
2014 27.00 107.74
2013 35.56 106.62
2012 23.42 102.73
2011 25.47 84.49
2010 23.09 74.30
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2023 -
2022 1366.67
2021 -
2020 1311.11
2019 1272.21
2018 925.87
2017 1013.04
2016 1107.37
2015 -
2014 1500.00
2013 1350.00
2012 1000.00
2011 1273.65
2010 1259.25

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2023 22.33
2022 13.75
2021 10.42
2020 13.46
2019 14.17
2018 13.04
2017 13.71
2016 11.30
2015 13.29
2014 17.32
2013 14.79
2012 14.00
2011 19.50
2010 18.50

Utilities (Monthly)

Year
Basic
(Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
Internet
(60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data
2023 29537.33 4590.91 1167.08
2022 19395.89 4535.56 -
2021 13388.76 4233.33 -
2020 15187.42 3352.40 -
2019 9450.99 3386.36 -
2018 8442.71 3043.14 -
2017 6741.61 4017.65 -
2016 8473.40 4311.46 -
2015 8609.55 3130.77 -
2014 9916.67 3144.44 -
2013 8063.85 2816.67 -
2012 - 3399.97 -
2011 1952.93 2125.78 -
2010 9654.25 1584.56 -

Sports And Leisure

Year
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent
(1 Hour on Weekend)
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
2023 6769.23 1416.67 950.00
2022 4233.33 - 763.33
2021 2857.14 1450.00 758.46
2020 4977.27 1520.00 732.61
2019 3000.00 1061.54 597.87
2018 3489.29 1228.85 632.67
2017 4233.33 2500.00 572.22
2016 3923.08 1681.96 513.21
2015 4375.00 2666.67 490.91
2014 2857.14 - 522.22
2013 2162.50 1500.00 472.22
2012 1150.00 1500.00 402.06
2011 4245.50 1952.93 212.27
2010 2154.72 1846.90 391.77

Clothing And Shoes

Year
1 Pair of Jeans
(Levis 501 Or Similar)
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store
(Zara, H&M, ...)
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes
(Mid-Range)
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes
2023 4735.29 6746.15 24272.73 9800.00
2022 3937.50 5333.33 14133.33 7892.86
2021 3068.75 4666.67 11291.67 7678.57
2020 2956.52 4913.64 8920.00 6220.00
2019 3193.00 4231.40 7618.39 5761.90
2018 3007.14 4041.35 6931.82 5209.09
2017 3388.24 4013.33 7583.33 4744.44
2016 3708.33 4125.00 7625.00 5818.18
2015 3315.73 5037.64 4737.64 4600.00
2014 3944.44 4571.43 5687.50 4597.75
2013 3983.33 3562.50 5227.27 5000.00
2012 3433.20 1750.00 2750.00 6577.60
2011 - - - 2971.85
2010 3437.25 2518.50 1804.92 3441.95
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