Kathmandu vs Multan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Multan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$946
🏠 One person rent
$147
$126
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$46.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$196
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
0 km
🎓 Higher education
28
29
😀 Quality of life
45
21
🏙️ Population
846K
1.87M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 19% more expensive than in Multan. Cities ranked 8885th and 9056th ($443 vs $371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Nepal and Pakistan, respectively. Check Nepal vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.5 months in Multan. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Multan ranked 14th in Pakistan, while ranked 6524th and 8809th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Multan

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Kathmandu Multan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$2.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$63
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
16.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$1057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$902
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$6.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$3.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$1.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$1.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$2.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$2.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$14.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$23.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$1034

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$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Khanewal
$358
77 km or 48 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
93 km or 58 mi Bahawalpur
$294
122 km or 76 mi Burewala
$360
147 km or 91 mi Jhang
$292
161 km or 100 mi Gojra
$344
197 km or 123 mi Sahiwal
$312
207 km or 129 mi Okara
$310
209 km or 130 mi Faisalabad
$319
225 km or 140 mi Chiniot
$373
241 km or 150 mi Sargodha
$456
298 km or 185 mi Sheikhupura
$376
299 km or 186 mi Hafizabad
$380
305 km or 189 mi Bikaner
$268
317 km or 197 mi Lahore
$406
331 km or 205 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
332 km or 206 mi Kamoke
$308
341 km or 212 mi Gujranwala
$280
358 km or 223 mi Jacobabad
$313
363 km or 226 mi Amritsar
$500
365 km or 227 mi Gujrat
$330
373 km or 232 mi Sukkur
$325
376 km or 234 mi Khost
$441
377 km or 234 mi Kohat
$374
391 km or 243 mi Sialkot
$335
394 km or 245 mi Mirpur
$328
409 km or 254 mi Rawalpindi
$376
417 km or 259 mi Jalandhar
$378
418 km or 260 mi Islamabad
$439
420 km or 261 mi Wah
$323
423 km or 263 mi Peshawar
$338
424 km or 263 mi Quetta
$285
427 km or 266 mi Larkana
$327
430 km or 267 mi Gardez
$469
431 km or 268 mi Jammu
$344
432 km or 268 mi Ludhiana
$430
433 km or 269 mi Hisar
$252
444 km or 276 mi Jodhpur
$375
450 km or 279 mi Mardan
$372
463 km or 288 mi Sikar
$371