Al Ain vs Multan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Multan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$1005
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$140
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$304
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$173
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$197
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	0 km
🎓 Higher education	38	29
😀 Quality of life	75	21
🏙️ Population	767K	1.87M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 370% more expensive than in Multan. Cities ranked 2271st and 8975th ($1844 vs $392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 months in Al Ain compared to 0.5 months in Multan. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Multan ranked 15th in Pakistan, while ranked 1000th and 8811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Multan

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	Al Ain	Multan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$6.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	17.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$1478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$654
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$7.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$3.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$2.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$8.01
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$2.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$15.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$69.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$1778

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

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