Multan vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Multan	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$307	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$795	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$104	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$218	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$128	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.5	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$6298
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	0 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	100
😀 Quality of life	39	96
🏙️ Population	1.87M	8.8M

The cost of living in Multan is 92% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 9215th and 6th ($307 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 4th in Pakistan and the United States, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Multan compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Multan ranked 7th best city to live in Pakistan vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 7267th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Multan vs New York City

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	Multan	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.45	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.09	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.26	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$76.8	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$44.7	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$202	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$130	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.3%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$496	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$137	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.28	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.02	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.97	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.54	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.24	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.97	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.85	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.73	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.24	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.92	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.05	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$24.6	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1651	$17859

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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

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028