Karachi vs Multan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Multan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$403
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$954
🏠 One person rent
$168
$139
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$224
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$124
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
0 km
🎓 Higher education
63
28
😀 Quality of life
54
25
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.87M

The cost of living in Karachi is 7% more expensive than in Multan. Cities ranked 8915th and 8968th ($430 vs $403) 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 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.3 months in Multan. Ranked 1st vs 22nd best cities to live in Pakistan, and 6371st vs 8960th 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
$1.75
$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$98.6
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$63.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$177
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
23.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$7.72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$6.03
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$3.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$11.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$7.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$2.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$14.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$39.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$1267

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

Cities near Multan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Khanewal
$362
77 km or 48 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
93 km or 58 mi Bahawalpur
$301
122 km or 76 mi Burewala
$347
147 km or 91 mi Jhang
$294
161 km or 100 mi Gojra
$351
197 km or 123 mi Sahiwal
$303
207 km or 129 mi Okara
$291
209 km or 130 mi Faisalabad
$333
225 km or 140 mi Chiniot
$372
241 km or 150 mi Sargodha
$376
298 km or 185 mi Sheikhupura
$368
299 km or 186 mi Hafizabad
$363
305 km or 189 mi Bikaner
$290
317 km or 197 mi Lahore
$427
331 km or 205 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
332 km or 206 mi Kamoke
$316
341 km or 212 mi Gujranwala
$302
358 km or 223 mi Jacobabad
$322
363 km or 226 mi Amritsar
$380
365 km or 227 mi Gujrat
$320
373 km or 232 mi Sukkur
$340
376 km or 234 mi Khost
$393
377 km or 234 mi Kohat
$364
391 km or 243 mi Sialkot
$311
394 km or 245 mi Mirpur
$277
409 km or 254 mi Rawalpindi
$416
417 km or 259 mi Jalandhar
$337
418 km or 260 mi Islamabad
$443
420 km or 261 mi Wah
$344
423 km or 263 mi Peshawar
$334
424 km or 263 mi Quetta
$291
427 km or 266 mi Larkana
$336
430 km or 267 mi Gardez
$401
431 km or 268 mi Jammu
$284
432 km or 268 mi Ludhiana
$421
433 km or 269 mi Hisar
$262
444 km or 276 mi Jodhpur
$322
450 km or 279 mi Mardan
$354
463 km or 288 mi Sikar
$335