Abu Dhabi vs Multan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Multan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$1005
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$140
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$304
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$173
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$197
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	0 km
🎓 Higher education	53	29
😀 Quality of life	83	21
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.87M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 366% more expensive than in Multan. Cities ranked 2320th and 8975th ($1828 vs $392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.5 months in Multan. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Multan ranked 15th in Pakistan, while ranked 438th and 8811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Multan

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	Abu Dhabi	Multan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$6.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	17.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$1478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$654
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$7.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$3.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$2.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$8.01
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$2.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$15.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$69.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$1778

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Multan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Khanewal	$361
77 km or 48 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
93 km or 58 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
122 km or 76 mi	Burewala	$356
147 km or 91 mi	Jhang	$292
161 km or 100 mi	Gojra	$342
197 km or 123 mi	Sahiwal	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Okara	$300
209 km or 130 mi	Faisalabad	$306
225 km or 140 mi	Chiniot	$389
241 km or 150 mi	Sargodha	$458
298 km or 185 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
299 km or 186 mi	Hafizabad	$380
305 km or 189 mi	Bikaner	$297
317 km or 197 mi	Lahore	$411
331 km or 205 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
332 km or 206 mi	Kamoke	$321
341 km or 212 mi	Gujranwala	$308
358 km or 223 mi	Jacobabad	$325
363 km or 226 mi	Amritsar	$383
365 km or 227 mi	Gujrat	$373
373 km or 232 mi	Sukkur	$339
376 km or 234 mi	Khost	$366
377 km or 234 mi	Kohat	$379
391 km or 243 mi	Sialkot	$281
394 km or 245 mi	Mirpur	$354
409 km or 254 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
417 km or 259 mi	Jalandhar	$358
418 km or 260 mi	Islamabad	$442
420 km or 261 mi	Wah	$382
423 km or 263 mi	Peshawar	$346
424 km or 263 mi	Quetta	$266
427 km or 266 mi	Larkana	$338
430 km or 267 mi	Gardez	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Jammu	$287
432 km or 268 mi	Ludhiana	$441
433 km or 269 mi	Hisar	$251
444 km or 276 mi	Jodhpur	$366
450 km or 279 mi	Mardan	$366
463 km or 288 mi	Sikar	$350