Islamabad tops country in cost of living

ISLAMABAD: The cost of living in the federal capital is far higher than other cities of Pakistan as the Sensitive Price Index (SPI) is causing unbearable burden on the low-income groups, according to the latest statistics obtained by The News from the Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS).The low-income groups are prime victim of rise in the food inflation. Most of their income is used for purchasing the essential food items, the prices of which are too much for people surviving on a fixed income.According to FBS most recent statistics, the average price of mutton is Rs 255 per kilogram in Islamabad whereas in Rawalpindi it is reduced a little bit and sold for Rs 243.33 per kg. In Gujranwala mutton is sold for Rs 245, Sialkot Rs 250, Lahore Rs 248, Faisalabad Rs 220, Sargodha Rs 220, Multan Rs 225, Karachi Rs 242.31, Hyderabad Rs 220, Sukkur Rs 200, Larkana Rs 200 and in Peshawar Rs 210 per kg. More Details