Flooring Costs in Pakistan (2026 Price Guide)

Flooring Costs in Pakistan (2026 Price Guide) | Tiles & Marble

Choosing the right farsh (floor) is key to your home’s look and feel in Pakistan. From elegant marble to practical tiles and warm wood, the options are vast! But understanding the kharcha (cost) associated with each can be tricky.

This guide breaks down the estimated flooring costs in Pakistan for 2026, covering popular choices like tiles, marble (pathar), wooden flooring (lakri ka farsh), and more, helping you make an informed decision for your budget and style.

A tile price is not a flooring cost

What you pay per square foot is the tile or stone plus wastage, the bed it sits on, grout, fixing labour, skirting and, for marble, polishing on site. Below, every one of those layers is priced separately for Lahore and Islamabad.

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Local porcelain, installed

410–650PKR per sq ft

Tile, wastage, adhesive, grout, fixing labour and skirting, in Lahore.

Local marble, laid and polished

290–510PKR per sq ft

Sunny Grey, Tavera or Badal, ground and polished in place, in Lahore.

What the tile is worth

61%of the rate

Tile 61%
Everything else 39%

Q4 2026 rate set, next review Q1 2027
PKR per sq ft of floor area · Lahore, Islamabad and Rawalpindi · floor finishes only

Avenir Developments does not take standalone flooring contracts. Flooring is specified and installed inside a construction, interior design or Design + Build project. This guide is published so you can check a quotation properly, whoever does the work.

What flooring costs per square foot right now

In Lahore, installed floor finishes cost PKR 270 to 1,990 per square foot of floor area in Q4 2026.

Standard local porcelain runs PKR 410 to 650, local marble laid and polished PKR 290 to 510, and imported Spanish or Italian porcelain PKR 980 to 1,990. Islamabad and Rawalpindi are priced 5 per cent above Lahore across every finish.

Every figure includes wastage, bedding, grout, fixing labour and skirting. None includes wall tiling, staircases, levelling screed, waterproofing or contractor overheads.

PKR per sq ft of floor area, supplied and installed, register FLR-2026-09-26. In DHA Lahore and DHA Islamabad add 6 per cent. Confidence is how far independent published sources agree: C means they agree within a workable band, D means they differ by more than 5 per cent, so the band is deliberately wide. No rate here rests on an Avenir supplier quotation yet, which is why none is marked higher.
Floor finish	Lahore	Islamabad	Typical use	Conf.
Ceramic tile, local	270–430	280–450	Servant quarters, utility, terraces	C
Porcelain tile, local, 24 x 24	410–650	430–680	Bedrooms, lounges, corridors	C
Large format and wood look porcelain	650–1,090	680–1,140	Living areas, open plan ground floors	C
Imported porcelain, Spanish or Italian	980–1,990	1,030–2,090	Drawing rooms, foyers, feature areas	D
Local marble: Sunny Grey, Tavera, Badal	290–510	300–540	Bedrooms, galleries, porch, landings	C
Premium marble: Ziarat White, Botticino	460–840	480–880	Entrance, drawing room, powder room	C
Granite	650–1,040	680–1,090	Entrances, car porch, lobbies	C
SPC or LVT vinyl plank	230–450	240–470	Bedrooms, study, upper floors	C
Laminate, AC3 to AC4	310–550	330–580	Dry rooms only	D
Engineered hardwood	460–830	480–870	Master bedrooms, studies	D
Solid hardwood	710–1,520	750–1,600	Specified rooms, with a maintenance plan	D
Epoxy resin, standard system	310–570	330–600	Garages, basements, plant rooms	D

How Islamabad and Rawalpindi are priced

Every finish is priced 5 per cent above Lahore, applied to the whole installed rate. It is a planning allowance for the higher labour and site costs of building in the twin cities, not a measured difference in the shop price of each tile or slab. In DHA Lahore and DHA Islamabad a further 6 per cent applies, for the society's stricter compliance and stage inspections.

Where the thickness is, and where the money is

The same floor, measured two ways: what it is made of, drawn in section, and what you are charged for. They are almost never the same shape.

Choose a floor finish

Porcelain tile Local marble SPC vinyl plank

By thickness, drawn in section

46 mm build up

Porcelain tile10 mm
Tile adhesive4 mm
Levelling screed, priced separately32 mm

By cost

PKR 530 per sq ft

Tile61%
Fixing labour21%
Adhesive6%
Skirting5%
Wastage4%
Grout3%

The tile is a fifth of the build up and three fifths of the cost. The screed is most of the thickness and none of the installed rate, because it is priced separately and usually discovered late.

Thicknesses are typical for residential work in Lahore and Islamabad, and the section is drawn to scale. Cost shares are each layer's midpoint as a share of the Lahore installed midpoint rate and sum to 100. Both columns read from register FLR-2026-09-26, the same one the estimator uses. The structural slab is left out of the section because it is cast with the grey structure.

Building a house? Flooring is one line of the finishing budget.

Avenir does not take flooring-only work. We design and build complete houses in Lahore, Islamabad and Rawalpindi, and the floors are specified, bought and laid as one package inside that. If you are budgeting the whole house, these guides cover the rest of it.

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What the finish alone costs

Supply only, Lahore retail. Use these to check a showroom price. Do not budget a floor from them: none includes the other five layers.

Tile

PKR per sq ft of tile, supply only.
Tile	Common size	PKR per sq ft	Specification note
Ceramic floor tile, economy	12 x 12, 16 x 16	120–200	Higher water absorption than porcelain. Keep it out of circulation routes.
Ceramic floor tile, standard	24 x 24	180–320	Serviceable in bedrooms and utility spaces.
Porcelain floor tile, local	24 x 24	250–400	Master, Stile and equivalent. The default for most of a Pakistani house.
Large format and wood look porcelain	24 x 48, 8 x 48 plank	400–650	Needs a flat substrate, adhesive, and a staggered layout for planks.
Imported porcelain, Chinese	24 x 24, 24 x 48	300–550	Wide quality spread. Check water absorption and PEI rating, not the photograph.
Imported porcelain, Spanish or Italian	Various	650–1,400	Priced in euros at source, so the rupee rate moves with the exchange rate.
Anti slip tile, wet areas and terraces	12 x 12, 24 x 24	250–700	Specify by slip rating, not by how textured it feels in the showroom.
Tuff and paving tile	Outdoor	120–200	Driveways and external paving, priced separately from internal floors.

Natural stone

PKR per sq ft of stone, supply only. Stair grade is higher because treads and risers are cut to size, edged and matched, and stair work is measured separately from floor area on any competent BOQ.
Stone	Flooring grade	Stair grade	Character
Badal Grey	70–80	240–255	Cloudy grey. The usual budget stone for rooms and galleries.
Sunny Grey	65–75	150–165	Even grey, hard wearing. Common in kitchens and washrooms.
Tavera	85–100	240–260	Cream beige with wave figuring. Warm and forgiving underfoot.
Sunny White	105–120	290–310	Light and clean, closer to white than Tavera.
Verona	150–300	250–350	Wide grade spread, so name the exact grade in the BOQ.
Botticino Fancy	190–210	250–280	Beige with fine veining. A common drawing room stone.
Travertine	200–350	300–450	Naturally pitted. Needs filling and sealing, or it collects dirt.
Ziarat White	330–385	480–520	The premium Pakistani white. Grade and block consistency drive the price.
Parlino	350–450	400–550	Pale and even. Often specified for formal areas.
Granite	350–550	550–750	Hardest of the group. Slowest to cut, so labour is higher.

Wood, vinyl and resin

PKR per sq ft, supply only; epoxy is quoted supplied and applied. Wood, laminate and vinyl carry the widest disagreement between published Pakistani price lists of anything on this page, in places more than double from one source to another, so these bands are deliberately wide.
Finish	PKR per sq ft	Where it works, and where it does not
Sheet vinyl	80–120	Utility rooms and temporary use. Shows every imperfection in the substrate.
LVT vinyl plank	120–180	Bedrooms and offices. Waterproof and quiet underfoot.
SPC rigid core	140–250	The most tolerant plank in a Pakistani summer. Stable in heat, waterproof.
Laminate, AC3 to AC4	180–320	Dry rooms only. A leaking geyser or a wet mop swells the core permanently.
Engineered hardwood	280–500	Real wood wear layer on a stable core. Handles humidity swings better than solid.
Solid hardwood	380–900	Moves with the seasons. Needs acclimatisation, an expansion gap and refinishing.
Epoxy, standard system	250–450	Quoted supplied and applied. Substrate preparation is separate and not optional.
Epoxy, self levelling	450–900	Corrects a poor substrate. Used where hygiene or flatness matters.
Epoxy, metallic or decorative	900–2,500	Specialist applicators only. Repairs are difficult and rarely invisible.

What it costs for a whole house

Finished floor, about 88 per cent of covered area
Walls, staircase and shafts, about 12 per cent

Walls, staircases and shafts take out roughly 12 per cent of covered area before anything is laid. The totals below apply that deduction to the Lahore installed rates, for one finish used throughout.

Totals in PKR lakh, Lahore, Q4 2026 rate set. One finish throughout, which no real house is specified as, so read them as the outer shape of the budget. Covered areas are typical double storey builds, the same presets used in this site's paint and furniture guides; the house construction cost page prices the rest of the build. Excluded: wall tiling, staircases, terraces, screed, waterproofing, overheads and taxes.
Plot	Covered, sq ft	Floor, sq ft	Local porcelain	Local marble	Premium marble
5 Marla	1,900	1,672	6.86–10.9	4.85–8.53	7.69–14.0
10 Marla	3,150	2,772	11.4–18.0	8.04–14.1	12.8–23.3
1 Kanal	6,000	5,280	21.6–34.3	15.3–26.9	24.3–44.4
2 Kanal	10,500	9,240	37.9–60.1	26.8–47.1	42.5–77.6

A typical 1 Kanal mix, Lahore

PKR 24.9 lakh to PKR 43.1 lakh

Premium marble on 15 per cent of the floor for the entrance and drawing room, large format porcelain on 45 per cent through the living areas and corridors, SPC plank on 30 per cent in the bedrooms, and local porcelain on the last 10 per cent in wet areas, across 5,280 sq ft of floor. Run the estimator once per zone to price your own split. The grey structure cost page and the calculators hub cover the stages either side of finishing.

Six ways a flooring budget becomes a variation

These look like shopping decisions. They are coordination decisions, taken at drawing stage alongside thresholds, floor levels and the point where each finish changes.

The slab is not level and nobody priced the screed

A slab poured to ordinary tolerance can be out by an inch across a large room, and large format tile will not absorb that. Screed is found after the tiles arrive and charged as an extra. Measure the slab before the order is placed.

The tile is chosen before the layout is set out

A 24 x 48 tile in a room 11 ft 4 in wide leaves a sliver cut at one wall. Setting the floor out on the drawing decides where the cuts land and how much wastage you buy. Doing it on site decides it for you, badly.

Cement sand bedding under porcelain

Porcelain absorbs almost no water, so a cement sand bed grips it poorly. Tiles sound hollow, then corners lift. Adhesive costs more per square foot, which is why the bedding line differs between ceramic and porcelain.

Two deliveries from two production batches

Tile shade varies between batches and stone varies between blocks. Order the full quantity plus wastage in one go, check the batch number on every pallet, and keep the spare boxes.

Grout chosen at the end, on price

Cement grout on a light kitchen floor discolours within a year and cannot be cleaned back. Epoxy grout is decided at specification stage, because it changes the rate, the programme and the skill required.

Marble laid before the polishing is agreed

Marble arrives semi finished and is ground and polished in place after laying. That is about 23 per cent of the installed local marble rate. A marble quotation that does not mention polishing is not a quotation for a finished floor.

Choosing a finish room by room

Water, heat, traffic and upkeep usually settle the answer before the budget does.

Anything with a wood fibre core belongs only in rooms that stay dry: a burst geyser line does more damage to laminate than to any other finish here. And the fewer changes of level and material between rooms, the fewer thresholds you buy.
Space	Works well	Avoid	Why
Entrance and drawing room	Premium marble, large format porcelain	Laminate	First impression plus heavy traffic.
Lounge and corridors	Porcelain, large format porcelain	Solid hardwood	Highest footfall in the house.
Bedrooms	SPC, engineered wood, porcelain	Polished marble	Warmth and quiet matter more than hardness.
Kitchen	Anti slip porcelain, epoxy grout	Laminate, unsealed marble	Water, oil and staining. Grout matters as much as tile.
Bathrooms	Anti slip tile, falls to the drain	Wood, laminate, polished stone	Slip risk and waterproofing, set out on the drawing.
Staircase	Stair grade stone, matching treads	Plank floors	Treads and risers are cut and edged to size.
Terrace and car porch	Slip rated tile, granite, tuff paving	Interior grade ceramic	Heat cycling and monsoon rain in both cities.
Basement and garage	Epoxy resin, porcelain	Wood, laminate	Damp risk and vehicle loading.

Flooring is settled on the drawings, not in the showroom.

Floor levels between rooms, a threshold at every change of material, falls to the bathroom drains, and a start line that leaves an even cut at both walls. All of it is decided months before anyone orders a box. That coordination is what a design and construction package does, and it is the difference between a flooring allowance and a flooring variation.

Centre lines
Start tile
Cut tiles, equal at both walls
Threshold at the door

Four things to settle before anyone orders a box

A finish schedule for every roomEvery room, every material and its skirting, agreed before a single order is placed.
Samples approved against a referenceA photographed sample beside a fixed reference card, so a shade approved from abroad is the shade that arrives.
One batch per finishThe full quantity plus wastage in one order, batch numbers checked at delivery, spare boxes kept for repairs.
Setting out approved on the drawingStart line, cut sizes and thresholds fixed on paper, not agreed on site with the tiles already cut.

Many of Avenir's clients build from abroad, so approvals like these are set up to work over a phone. See how overseas Pakistani clients work with us.

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How these rates were built

One register, FLR-2026-09-26. The estimator, the section drawing and every table read from it, so they cannot disagree with each other.

Material ratesTriangulated across independent published Pakistani price lists checked on 13 September 2026, including trade retailer rate lists and marble rate trackers updated within the preceding fortnight. Where two sources differed by more than 5 per cent the band was widened rather than averaged, and the row was marked confidence D.
Fixing labourBenchmarked against Lahore tradesman listings dated within 48 hours of that check, which clustered around PKR 80 to 90 per sq ft for straight lay floor tiling, plus an allowance for supervision and margin on a managed contract. These are market planning figures, not what any firm pays its own crews.
Installed ratesBuilt layer by layer rather than taken from anyone's headline figure. The sum of the layer lows equals the published low, and the sum of the layer highs equals the published high, for every finish. That identity is checked arithmetically before publication.
Islamabad and DHAIslamabad and Rawalpindi are priced 5 per cent above Lahore on the whole installed rate, for every finish. DHA Lahore and DHA Islamabad carry a further 6 per cent for the society's stricter compliance and stage inspections. Both are planning rules, not measured differences for each product.
QuantitiesThe 12 per cent deduction from covered area to floor area, and the wastage percentages, are industry convention, held as pending calibration against Avenir's own completed project bills of quantities.
Review cadenceRates are reviewed quarterly. This is the Q4 2026 rate set, register FLR-2026-09-26, and the next review is Q1 2027. Imported porcelain and most plank flooring are priced at source in euros or yuan, so those rows move most with the exchange rate between reviews.

What we are not claiming

No rate on this page rests on a written supplier quotation held by Avenir, which is why none is marked confidence A. Published Pakistani flooring price data is fragmented and often contradictory, and pretending otherwise would repeat the market's error. These are planning figures for budgeting and for checking a quotation. They are not a quotation, not a price list, and not a substitute for a measured take off from your drawings.

Flooring cost questions

Straight answers. Every figure comes from the Q4 2026 rate set, register FLR-2026-09-26.

11 questions. Select one to read the answer.

What does flooring cost per square foot in Pakistan in 2026?

In Lahore, installed floor finishes run from PKR 270 to PKR 1,990 per square foot of floor area in Q4 2026. Standard local porcelain sits at PKR 410 to 650, local marble laid and polished at PKR 290 to 510, premium marble at PKR 460 to 840, and imported Spanish or Italian porcelain at PKR 980 to 1,990. Islamabad and Rawalpindi are priced 5 per cent above Lahore across every finish.

Those rates include the finish, wastage, bedding or adhesive, grout, fixing labour and skirting. They exclude wall tiling, staircases, screed, waterproofing, contractor overheads and taxes.

Why is the installed rate so much higher than the tile price?

Because the tile is one of six things you pay for. On standard local porcelain the tile is about 61 per cent of the installed midpoint rate. Fixing labour is about 21 per cent, adhesive about 6 per cent, skirting about 5 per cent, wastage about 4 per cent and grout about 3 per cent.

On local marble the split is very different. The stone is only about 23 per cent of the installed rate, because Badal, Sunny Grey and Tavera are inexpensive but laying, grinding and polishing them is skilled, slow work. Comparing a marble price to a tile price tells you almost nothing about which floor will cost more once it is finished.

What is the tile fixing labour rate in Lahore and Islamabad?

Straight lay floor tiling up to 24 x 24 was being advertised by Lahore tile fixers at around PKR 80 to 90 per square foot in mid September 2026. On a managed contract, with supervision, setting out and rectification included, this guide budgets PKR 90 to 130 per square foot for that work in Lahore, and 5 per cent more in Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

Rates rise with format and complexity. Large format and wood look plank tiles run PKR 130 to 190. Imported large format runs PKR 150 to 220. Marble laying runs PKR 100 to 160, with grinding and polishing a further PKR 60 to 130. Diagonal setting out, borders, small wet rooms and staircases all reduce output per day and are priced above the base rate.

Is marble cheaper than porcelain in Pakistan?

Local marble usually is. Badal, Sunny Grey and Tavera cost PKR 65 to 120 per square foot as material, against PKR 250 to 400 for local porcelain, and the finished floor lands at PKR 290 to 510 against PKR 410 to 650. Premium marble reverses that. Ziarat White at PKR 330 to 385 as material takes the installed rate to PKR 460 to 840.

Cost is not the whole decision. Marble is porous, stains from oil and citrus, dulls in traffic lanes and needs periodic repolishing. Porcelain does not. On a house where nobody wants a maintenance routine, porcelain is usually the better buy even when marble is cheaper on the day.

How much extra tile should I order for wastage?

Allow 5 to 7 per cent on a straight lay in rectangular rooms and 8 to 10 per cent on large formats, plank layouts, diagonal setting out or any floor with a border. Marble and granite carry 10 per cent because slabs are cut to size and edge damage is common.

Order the full quantity including wastage in one purchase so that everything comes from one production batch or one block, and keep at least one unopened box of each finish. Tile shade and stone figuring both vary between batches, and a repair made two years later from a fresh batch is visible from across the room.

Should I use tile adhesive or a cement sand bed?

Use adhesive for porcelain, for anything larger than 24 x 24, and in bathrooms and kitchens. Porcelain absorbs almost no water, so a traditional cement sand bed grips it poorly. The result is hollow sounding tiles and corners that lift within a couple of years.

A cement sand bed at 1:5 remains acceptable under ordinary ceramic tile on a sound slab. That is why the bedding line differs between the two in this guide: PKR 40 to 70 per square foot for a cement sand bed under ceramic, and PKR 25 to 40 for adhesive under porcelain, where the thinner bed uses less material.

Is epoxy grout worth the extra cost?

In kitchens, bathrooms and on any light coloured floor, yes. Cement grout is porous and will discolour, and it cannot be cleaned back to its original shade. Epoxy grout resists staining and water, and holds its colour.

The difference is real money on a large floor. Grout runs PKR 8 to 20 per square foot in cement and up to PKR 90 per square foot in epoxy on large format joints. Decide it at specification stage, because epoxy grout changes the labour skill required and the programme, and it is not a sensible last minute substitution.

What does flooring cost for a 10 Marla house in Lahore?

Taking a 10 Marla house at 3,150 sq ft of covered area, roughly 2,772 sq ft is finished floor once walls, staircases and shafts are deducted. On local porcelain throughout that is PKR 11.4 lakh to 18.0 lakh. On local marble it is PKR 8.04 lakh to 14.1 lakh, and on premium marble PKR 12.8 lakh to 23.3 lakh.

Those are single finish figures. A real 10 Marla specification usually mixes marble or large format porcelain in the entrance and living areas with SPC or porcelain in bedrooms, which lands between those bands. Wall tiling, staircases, terraces and waterproofing are extra.

Which flooring suits a 1 Kanal or 2 Kanal house in DHA Lahore or DHA Islamabad?

The pattern that holds up best is a mix: premium marble or large format porcelain at the entrance and in the drawing room, large format porcelain through lounges and corridors where footfall is heaviest, SPC or engineered wood in bedrooms, anti slip tile in bathrooms and on terraces, and stair grade stone on the staircase.

Priced in this guide as premium marble on 15 per cent of the floor, large format porcelain on 45 per cent, SPC on 30 per cent and local porcelain on 10 per cent, a 1 Kanal house with 5,280 sq ft of floor comes to about PKR 24.9 lakh to PKR 43.1 lakh in Lahore. In DHA Lahore or DHA Islamabad add 6 per cent for the society's compliance and inspections.

Is flooring cheaper in Islamabad than in Lahore?

No. This guide prices Islamabad and Rawalpindi 5 per cent above Lahore for every finish, applied to the whole installed rate. Local porcelain, for example, is PKR 410 to 650 per square foot in Lahore and PKR 430 to 680 in Islamabad.

The 5 per cent is a planning allowance for the higher labour and site costs of building in the twin cities. It is not a measured difference in the shop price of each tile or slab.

Does Avenir Developments take on flooring work on its own?

No. Avenir does not take standalone flooring, tiling, painting or single trade contracts. Flooring is specified, procured, coordinated and installed inside an interior design, construction or Design + Build project, where floor levels, thresholds, waterproofing and setting out are resolved on drawings before anything is ordered.

This page exists because plot owners ask for these numbers constantly, and because the figures published elsewhere are usually material prices presented as flooring costs. You are welcome to use it to check a quotation from anyone.

Where Avenir fits

Avenir Developments is an architecture, interior design and construction firm working in Lahore, Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Flooring reaches site as one package inside a larger project, after floor levels, thresholds, waterproofing and setting out have been resolved on drawings.

The Design + Build, construction and interior design pages explain each service.

Where flooring sits in a build

01DrawingsLevels, thresholds and setting out
02Grey structureSlab cast to level
03First fixPipes and conduits in the floor
04WaterproofingWet rooms and terraces, then screed
05FlooringLaid to the drawing
06HandoverJoinery, paint and snagging

Flooring is included when we are engaged for

Construction, from grey structure to turnkey handover
Design + Build, one team across design and delivery
Interior design and fit out, including finish schedules
Project management, where we specify and inspect

What we do not take on

Standalone flooring, tiling or single trade contracts
Labour only flooring arrangements
Small repairs or patching an existing floor
Supply of tile or stone without the design and build scope

You have the numbers. The harder question is who coordinates them

If you are still budgeting, everything on this page is yours to use. If you have a plot in Lahore, Islamabad or Rawalpindi, tell us its size and where it is, and we will tell you honestly whether we are the right fit before anyone talks about fees.

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Q4 2026 rate set for Lahore and Islamabad or Rawalpindi, next review Q1 2027. Planning figures, not a quotation. A project figure needs drawings, a measured take off and named products.