Multan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Multan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$983
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$150
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$246
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.5
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$144
$879
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
0 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
99
😀 Quality of life
30
75
🏙️ Population
1.87M
24.9M

The cost of living in Multan is 63% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8948th and 4971st ($417 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Multan compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Multan ranked 14th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8818th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Multan vs Shanghai

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Multan Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.97
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.19
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.4
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$205
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.7
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.86%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1529
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.71
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.84
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.7
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.08
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.05
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.9
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1285
$27781

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765