Multan vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Multan Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$983
$989
🏠 One person rent
$150
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$246
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.5
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$144
$181
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
0 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
29
69
😀 Quality of life
30
51
🏙️ Population
1.87M
2.1M

The cost of living in Multan is 3% less expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8948th and 8928th ($417 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Pakistan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Multan compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Ranked 14th vs 2nd best cities to live in Pakistan, and 8818th vs 6598th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Multan vs Rawalpindi

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Multan Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.97
$1.78
 Cappuccino
$2.19
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.4
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$205
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.7
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.86%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1529
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.71
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$3.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.84
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.7
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.08
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.05
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.9
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1285
$782

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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

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$464
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$360
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$279
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$264
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$369
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$323
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$381
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$371
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$308
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$295
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$378
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$326
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$379
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$348
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$432
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$368
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$302
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$367
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$318
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$391
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$364
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$315
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$352
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$433
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$473
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$382
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$351
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$414
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$417
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$425
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$265