Multan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Multan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$440
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$171
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$179
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$46
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$141
$1068
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
0 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
99
😀 Quality of life
30
76
🏙️ Population
1.87M
24.9M

The cost of living in Multan is 62% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8885th and 4880th ($440 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Multan ranked 15th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 8794th and 1178th 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
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.82
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.2
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$128
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.6
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$153
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.08%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1521
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$553
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.78
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.88
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.71
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.2
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.18
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.99
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.05
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.6
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1078
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Khanewal
$401
77 km or 48 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
93 km or 58 mi Bahawalpur
$310
122 km or 76 mi Burewala
$350
147 km or 91 mi Jhang
$306
161 km or 100 mi Gojra
$379
197 km or 123 mi Sahiwal
$339
207 km or 129 mi Okara
$340
209 km or 130 mi Faisalabad
$359
225 km or 140 mi Chiniot
$393
241 km or 150 mi Sargodha
$391
298 km or 185 mi Sheikhupura
$396
299 km or 186 mi Hafizabad
$382
305 km or 189 mi Bikaner
$279
317 km or 197 mi Lahore
$450
331 km or 205 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
332 km or 206 mi Kamoke
$332
341 km or 212 mi Gujranwala
$309
358 km or 223 mi Jacobabad
$337
363 km or 226 mi Amritsar
$397
365 km or 227 mi Gujrat
$335
373 km or 232 mi Sukkur
$352
376 km or 234 mi Khost
$438
377 km or 234 mi Kohat
$394
391 km or 243 mi Sialkot
$313
394 km or 245 mi Mirpur
$280
409 km or 254 mi Rawalpindi
$446
417 km or 259 mi Jalandhar
$346
418 km or 260 mi Islamabad
$496
420 km or 261 mi Wah
$371
423 km or 263 mi Peshawar
$321
424 km or 263 mi Quetta
$303
427 km or 266 mi Larkana
$342
430 km or 267 mi Gardez
$456
431 km or 268 mi Jammu
$286
432 km or 268 mi Ludhiana
$391
433 km or 269 mi Hisar
$256
444 km or 276 mi Jodhpur
$312
450 km or 279 mi Mardan
$373
463 km or 288 mi Sikar
$311

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789