Gujranwala vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gujranwala	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$309	$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$751	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$97.5	$810
🏘️ Family rent	$152	$1372
🍽️ Food expenses	$129	$379
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.8	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$863
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	44	8
😀 Quality of life	34	64
🏙️ Population	2.03M	133K

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 77% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 9171st and 4490th ($309 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd in Pakistan and Maldives, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gujranwala compared to 0.7 months in Male. Gujranwala ranked 9th best city to live in Pakistan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 8578th and 5278th 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	$2.92	$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10	$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$4.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.06	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$54.4	$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$35.5	$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$97.8	$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$62.6	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.3	$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.48%	14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$901	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$509	$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.95	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.45	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.27	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.02	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.94	$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.33	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$7.97	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.16	$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.92	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.27	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$21.9	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$956	$3305

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$332
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$382
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$335
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$313
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$450
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$397
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$286
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$280
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$393
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$359
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$371
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$391
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$339
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$346
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$340
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$379
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$306
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$496
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$391
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$344
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$253
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$371
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$350
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$334
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$379
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$401
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$394
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$373
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$252
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$321
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$373
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$440
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$256
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$270
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$326

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1387
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$342
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$291
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$261
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$243
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$260
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$268
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$372
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$329
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$278
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$582
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$683
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$335
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$597
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$479
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$381
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$477
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$259
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$342
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$315
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$290
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$313
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$418
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$312
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$538
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$330
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$274
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$332
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$283
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$379
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$522
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$265
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$507
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$294
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$303
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$318
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$322