Karachi vs Multan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Multan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$983
🏠 One person rent
$163
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$246
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$48.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$144
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
0 km
🎓 Higher education
63
29
😀 Quality of life
54
30
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.87M

The cost of living in Karachi is 4% more expensive than in Multan. Cities ranked 8914th and 8948th ($434 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Pakistan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.3 months in Multan. Ranked 1st vs 14th best cities to live in Pakistan, and 6414th vs 8818th 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
$1.8
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$112
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$53.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
19.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$1529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$7.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$5.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$3.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$8.08
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$2.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$39.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$1285

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Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

Cities near Multan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Khanewal
$382
77 km or 48 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
93 km or 58 mi Bahawalpur
$298
122 km or 76 mi Burewala
$351
147 km or 91 mi Jhang
$302
161 km or 100 mi Gojra
$367
197 km or 123 mi Sahiwal
$318
207 km or 129 mi Okara
$315
209 km or 130 mi Faisalabad
$348
225 km or 140 mi Chiniot
$378
241 km or 150 mi Sargodha
$381
298 km or 185 mi Sheikhupura
$379
299 km or 186 mi Hafizabad
$371
305 km or 189 mi Bikaner
$289
317 km or 197 mi Lahore
$432
331 km or 205 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
332 km or 206 mi Kamoke
$326
341 km or 212 mi Gujranwala
$308
358 km or 223 mi Jacobabad
$327
363 km or 226 mi Amritsar
$391
365 km or 227 mi Gujrat
$330
373 km or 232 mi Sukkur
$343
376 km or 234 mi Khost
$423
377 km or 234 mi Kohat
$379
391 km or 243 mi Sialkot
$308
394 km or 245 mi Mirpur
$279
409 km or 254 mi Rawalpindi
$427
417 km or 259 mi Jalandhar
$352
418 km or 260 mi Islamabad
$464
420 km or 261 mi Wah
$360
423 km or 263 mi Peshawar
$323
424 km or 263 mi Quetta
$298
427 km or 266 mi Larkana
$337
430 km or 267 mi Gardez
$433
431 km or 268 mi Jammu
$295
432 km or 268 mi Ludhiana
$414
433 km or 269 mi Hisar
$263
444 km or 276 mi Jodhpur
$330
450 km or 279 mi Mardan
$370
463 km or 288 mi Sikar
$325