Prices
CCTV installation cost in Islamabad
PKR 55,000 to 85,000 buys a four-camera 2MP system installed in Islamabad — cameras, DVR, 1 TB surveillance drive, power supply, cabling and setup. Four-channel 4MP IP starts around PKR 110,000, and eight cameras from roughly PKR 145,000. Cable routes through the building move the price more than the camera count does.
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What the installed figure covers
Cameras, the recorder, a surveillance-rated hard drive, power supplies, cable, PVC conduit, brackets, the labour and phone-app setup tested before we leave. When a quote undercuts these bands by a wide margin, look for what fell out: usually the drive shrank to 500 GB, the outdoor cameras became indoor-grade, or the conduit disappeared from the plan. Every line in our quotation is itemised so the two versions can be compared honestly.
What moves a quote inside the band
Run length and access, mostly. A markaz shop unit with 40 metres of cable sits low in the band; a corner house in G-13 with cameras along the boundary wall sits high in it. Plazas add their own cost — riser access, permission from the building management before drilling shared walls, and working around trading hours. High-rise positions in E-11 or Blue Area sometimes need scaffolding or a lift plan, which we price at survey rather than spring on you later.
Twin-city practicalities
The survey is free anywhere inside Islamabad and Rawalpindi city limits. Beyond that, travel appears as its own line — PKR 1,000 for the far Bahria and DHA phases, PKR 2,500 for Wah or Taxila — agreed at booking, not discovered on the invoice. Payment by bank transfer, Easypaisa or JazzCash all work, and outdoor joints are sealed for monsoon as standard rather than as an extra.
How much does CCTV installation cost in Islamabad?
Why do two quotes for the same shop differ by PKR 25,000?
Almost always drive size, camera grade and conduit. Ask both installers to itemise. A month of retention from four decent cameras beats a fortnight from six cheap ones at the same headline price.
Is app setup and training included?
Yes. Remote viewing is configured on your phone, tested on mobile data rather than only the shop Wi-Fi, and the passwords are changed from defaults before handover.
Rather have it done?
CCTV installation means a free survey of your shop, office or home, a camera plan that covers gates, counters and blind corners, cabling run through conduit, a recorder sized for the days of footage you want, and phone viewing working before handover. A four-camera 2MP package in Islamabad or Rawalpindi runs PKR 55,000 to 85,000 fitted.
CCTV installation in Islamabad — prices and scope