Chengdu vs Multan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Multan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$946
🏠 One person rent
$251
$126
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$46.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$196
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
0 km
🎓 Higher education
94
29
😀 Quality of life
72
21
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.87M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 78% more expensive than in Multan. Cities ranked 7209th and 9056th ($660 vs $371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 12th in China and Pakistan, respectively. Check China vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.5 months in Multan. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Multan ranked 14th in Pakistan, while ranked 1933rd and 8809th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Multan

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Chengdu Multan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$2.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$63
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
16.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$1057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$902
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$3.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$1.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$1.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$2.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$2.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$14.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$23.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$1034

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

Cities near Multan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Khanewal
$358
77 km or 48 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
93 km or 58 mi Bahawalpur
$294
122 km or 76 mi Burewala
$360
147 km or 91 mi Jhang
$292
161 km or 100 mi Gojra
$344
197 km or 123 mi Sahiwal
$312
207 km or 129 mi Okara
$310
209 km or 130 mi Faisalabad
$319
225 km or 140 mi Chiniot
$373
241 km or 150 mi Sargodha
$456
298 km or 185 mi Sheikhupura
$376
299 km or 186 mi Hafizabad
$380
305 km or 189 mi Bikaner
$268
317 km or 197 mi Lahore
$406
331 km or 205 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
332 km or 206 mi Kamoke
$308
341 km or 212 mi Gujranwala
$280
358 km or 223 mi Jacobabad
$313
363 km or 226 mi Amritsar
$500
365 km or 227 mi Gujrat
$330
373 km or 232 mi Sukkur
$325
376 km or 234 mi Khost
$441
377 km or 234 mi Kohat
$374
391 km or 243 mi Sialkot
$335
394 km or 245 mi Mirpur
$328
409 km or 254 mi Rawalpindi
$376
417 km or 259 mi Jalandhar
$378
418 km or 260 mi Islamabad
$439
420 km or 261 mi Wah
$323
423 km or 263 mi Peshawar
$338
424 km or 263 mi Quetta
$285
427 km or 266 mi Larkana
$327
430 km or 267 mi Gardez
$469
431 km or 268 mi Jammu
$344
432 km or 268 mi Ludhiana
$430
433 km or 269 mi Hisar
$252
444 km or 276 mi Jodhpur
$375
450 km or 279 mi Mardan
$372
463 km or 288 mi Sikar
$371