Islamabad : Most expensive city in the country to live

If you live in Islamabad , you may be getting much better civic amenities , less traffic , better government education institutions and even public sector health services .

But most priced services and products are significantly more expensive.

Gallup Pakistan Digital Analytics Inflation monitor dashboard https://lnkd.in/dTwPZbyX shows how districts across the country fare across more than 2 dosen products and services .

Here is a heat map which shows

The closest other proximate is twin city Rawalpindi.

Why is Islamabad so expensive? Is it the regulatory burden on the city ? Is it just the expectation (Islamabadis are richer so retailors charge higher?)

There are close to 200,000+ registered university goers in the city . Studying the city and its issues should be their foremost priority.