Chennai vs Multan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Multan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$1005
🏠 One person rent	$152	$140
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$304
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$173
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	0 km
🎓 Higher education	78	29
😀 Quality of life	66	21
🏙️ Population	6.6M	1.87M

The cost of living in Chennai is 10% more expensive than in Multan. Cities ranked 8897th and 8975th ($430 vs $392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 7th in India and Pakistan, respectively. Check India vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.5 months in Multan. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Multan ranked 15th in Pakistan, while ranked 4021st and 8811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Multan

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	Chennai	Multan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.83	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$6.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	17.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$1478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$654
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$7.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$3.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$2.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$8.01
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$2.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$15.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$69.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$1778

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

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