Multan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Multan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$307
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$795
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$104
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$218
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$128
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$160
$1455
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
0 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
100
😀 Quality of life
39
78
🏙️ Population
1.87M
24.9M

The cost of living in Multan is 74% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 9215th and 4461st ($307 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Multan ranked 7th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7267th and 558th 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
$1.45
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.09
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.26
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$76.8
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$44.7
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$130
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.3%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$496
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$137
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.28
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.02
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.54
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.24
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.85
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.73
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.3
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.92
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.05
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.1
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.9
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$24.6
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1651
$28143

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740