Estimate your monthly electricity bill from the units used, including taxes and surcharges.
🛠️ Free tool by the NayaPakistan team · Updated September 2026
Electricity in Pakistan is billed in slabs — the more units (kWh) you use, the higher the rate charged on the later units. On top of the raw energy cost come fuel price adjustments, quarterly adjustments, the TV licence fee, electricity duty and 18% GST, which together typically add a third or more to the bill. This tool estimates the total from the units you enter.
Two habits genuinely lower bills: staying below a "protected" slab boundary where possible (crossing 200 or 300 units can bump every unit to a higher rate), and shifting heavy loads — washing, ironing, water pumping — off peak hours if you are on a time-of-use meter. Actual tariffs differ by distribution company (LESCO, K-Electric, IESCO…) and month.
Because units are billed in rising slabs and the energy cost is then increased by fuel adjustments, quarterly adjustments, the TV fee, electricity duty and 18% GST — together often a third or more on top of the base charge.
One unit is one kilowatt-hour (kWh) — running a 1000-watt appliance for one hour. Your meter records total kWh used in the billing month; multiply by the slab rates to get the energy cost.
Stay below slab boundaries (e.g. under 200 or 300 units) where possible, use efficient appliances and LED lighting, and shift heavy loads off peak hours if your meter is time-of-use.
No — it is a close estimate using typical slab rates plus about 35% for taxes and surcharges. Your real tariff depends on your distribution company and the current month, so check your printed bill for the exact figure.