Multan vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Multan	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$392	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1005	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$140	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$304	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$173	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.6	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$5544
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	0 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	100
😀 Quality of life	21	95
🏙️ Population	1.87M	8.8M

The cost of living in Multan is 91% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8975th and 3rd ($392 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City. Multan ranked 15th best city to live in Pakistan vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 8811th and 22nd 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	$2.72	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.63	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$67.3	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$256	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$200	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.1%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1478	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$654	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.8	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.53	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.85	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.2	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.63	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.01	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.07	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.9	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$37.8	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1778	$21465

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Cities near Multan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Khanewal	$361
77 km or 48 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
93 km or 58 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
122 km or 76 mi	Burewala	$356
147 km or 91 mi	Jhang	$292
161 km or 100 mi	Gojra	$342
197 km or 123 mi	Sahiwal	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Okara	$300
209 km or 130 mi	Faisalabad	$306
225 km or 140 mi	Chiniot	$389
241 km or 150 mi	Sargodha	$458
298 km or 185 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
299 km or 186 mi	Hafizabad	$380
305 km or 189 mi	Bikaner	$297
317 km or 197 mi	Lahore	$411
331 km or 205 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
332 km or 206 mi	Kamoke	$321
341 km or 212 mi	Gujranwala	$308
358 km or 223 mi	Jacobabad	$325
363 km or 226 mi	Amritsar	$383
365 km or 227 mi	Gujrat	$373
373 km or 232 mi	Sukkur	$339
376 km or 234 mi	Khost	$366
377 km or 234 mi	Kohat	$379
391 km or 243 mi	Sialkot	$281
394 km or 245 mi	Mirpur	$354
409 km or 254 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
417 km or 259 mi	Jalandhar	$358
418 km or 260 mi	Islamabad	$442
420 km or 261 mi	Wah	$382
423 km or 263 mi	Peshawar	$346
424 km or 263 mi	Quetta	$266
427 km or 266 mi	Larkana	$338
430 km or 267 mi	Gardez	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Jammu	$287
432 km or 268 mi	Ludhiana	$441
433 km or 269 mi	Hisar	$251
444 km or 276 mi	Jodhpur	$366
450 km or 279 mi	Mardan	$366
463 km or 288 mi	Sikar	$350

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111