Dhaka vs Multan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Multan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$946
🏠 One person rent	$121	$126
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$46.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$196
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	0 km
🎓 Higher education	72	29
😀 Quality of life	54	21
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.87M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 16% more expensive than in Multan. Cities ranked 8916th and 9056th ($428 vs $371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Bangladesh and Pakistan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.5 months in Multan. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Multan ranked 14th in Pakistan, while ranked 5968th and 8809th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Multan

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	Dhaka	Multan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$2.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$63
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	16.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$1057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$902
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$3.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$6.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$3.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$1.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$1.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$2.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$2.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$14.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$23.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$1034

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

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