Karachi vs Multan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Multan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$307
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$795
🏠 One person rent
$174
$104
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$218
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$128
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$160
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
0 km
🎓 Higher education
63
29
😀 Quality of life
53
39
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.87M

The cost of living in Karachi is 36% more expensive than in Multan. Cities ranked 8902nd and 9215th ($417 vs $307) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Pakistan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.5 months in Multan. Ranked 1st vs 7th best cities to live in Pakistan, and 6078th vs 7267th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Multan

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Karachi Multan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$1.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$9.09
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.55
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$76.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$44.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$130
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
12.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$137
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$7.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$3.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$5.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$2.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$0.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$3.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$1.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$3.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$2.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$24.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$1651

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

Cities near Multan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Khanewal
$328
77 km or 48 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
93 km or 58 mi Bahawalpur
$267
122 km or 76 mi Burewala
$338
147 km or 91 mi Jhang
$364
161 km or 100 mi Gojra
$337
197 km or 123 mi Sahiwal
$260
207 km or 129 mi Okara
$290
209 km or 130 mi Faisalabad
$289
225 km or 140 mi Chiniot
$344
241 km or 150 mi Sargodha
$330
298 km or 185 mi Sheikhupura
$337
299 km or 186 mi Hafizabad
$303
305 km or 189 mi Bikaner
$291
317 km or 197 mi Lahore
$386
331 km or 205 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
332 km or 206 mi Kamoke
$268
341 km or 212 mi Gujranwala
$240
358 km or 223 mi Jacobabad
$289
363 km or 226 mi Amritsar
$508
365 km or 227 mi Gujrat
$277
373 km or 232 mi Sukkur
$293
376 km or 234 mi Khost
$423
377 km or 234 mi Kohat
$307
391 km or 243 mi Sialkot
$298
394 km or 245 mi Mirpur
$278
409 km or 254 mi Rawalpindi
$331
417 km or 259 mi Jalandhar
$394
418 km or 260 mi Islamabad
$389
420 km or 261 mi Wah
$238
423 km or 263 mi Peshawar
$352
424 km or 263 mi Quetta
$313
427 km or 266 mi Larkana
$301
430 km or 267 mi Gardez
$449
431 km or 268 mi Jammu
$399
432 km or 268 mi Ludhiana
$448
433 km or 269 mi Hisar
$250
444 km or 276 mi Jodhpur
$360
450 km or 279 mi Mardan
$335
463 km or 288 mi Sikar
$375