Multan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Multan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$371
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$946
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$126
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$161
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.1
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$196
$1905
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
0 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
100
😀 Quality of life
21
79
🏙️ Population
1.87M
24.9M

The cost of living in Multan is 67% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9056th and 4780th ($371 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 6th in Pakistan and China, respectively. Check Pakistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Multan compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Multan ranked 14th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8809th and 571st 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
$2.39
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.4
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.28
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$63
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$245
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$186
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.4
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.75%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1057
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$902
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.98
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.14
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.87
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.72
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.1
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.66
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.92
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23.2
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1034
$31401

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774