Gujranwala vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gujranwala	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$302	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$729	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$98	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$152	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$124	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.6	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$131	$988
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	43	7
😀 Quality of life	30	66
🏙️ Population	2.03M	133K

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 77% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 9199th and 4439th ($302 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 2nd in Pakistan and Maldives, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Gujranwala compared to 0.7 months in Male. Gujranwala ranked 10th best city to live in Pakistan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 8772nd and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gujranwala vs Male

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	Gujranwala	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.3	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.04	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.7	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$34.9	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.4	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$60	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.3	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.92%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$761	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.71	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.94	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.02	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.94	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.32	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.44	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.97	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.83	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.71	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.2	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$16.7	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$843	$3575

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$316
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$363
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$320
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$311
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$427
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$380
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$284
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$277
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$372
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$333
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$350
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$376
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$303
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$337
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$291
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$351
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$443
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$421
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$340
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$265
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$344
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$347
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$357
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$373
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$362
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$354
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$270
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$334
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$351
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$403
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$262
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$285
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$330

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327