Multan vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Multan	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$392	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1005	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$140	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$304	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$173	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.6	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$709
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	0 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	29	24
😀 Quality of life	21	39
🏙️ Population	1.87M	6.56M

The cost of living in Multan is 34% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8975th and 7740th ($392 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Multan ranked 15th best city to live in Pakistan vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 8811th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Multan vs Shaoyang

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	Multan	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.63	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$67.3	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$256	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$200	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.1%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1478	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$654	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.8	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.53	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.85	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.2	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.63	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.01	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.07	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.9	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.8	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$37.8	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1778	$11393

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Multan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Khanewal	$361
77 km or 48 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
93 km or 58 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
122 km or 76 mi	Burewala	$356
147 km or 91 mi	Jhang	$292
161 km or 100 mi	Gojra	$342
197 km or 123 mi	Sahiwal	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Okara	$300
209 km or 130 mi	Faisalabad	$306
225 km or 140 mi	Chiniot	$389
241 km or 150 mi	Sargodha	$458
298 km or 185 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
299 km or 186 mi	Hafizabad	$380
305 km or 189 mi	Bikaner	$297
317 km or 197 mi	Lahore	$411
331 km or 205 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
332 km or 206 mi	Kamoke	$321
341 km or 212 mi	Gujranwala	$308
358 km or 223 mi	Jacobabad	$325
363 km or 226 mi	Amritsar	$383
365 km or 227 mi	Gujrat	$373
373 km or 232 mi	Sukkur	$339
376 km or 234 mi	Khost	$366
377 km or 234 mi	Kohat	$379
391 km or 243 mi	Sialkot	$281
394 km or 245 mi	Mirpur	$354
409 km or 254 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
417 km or 259 mi	Jalandhar	$358
418 km or 260 mi	Islamabad	$442
420 km or 261 mi	Wah	$382
423 km or 263 mi	Peshawar	$346
424 km or 263 mi	Quetta	$266
427 km or 266 mi	Larkana	$338
430 km or 267 mi	Gardez	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Jammu	$287
432 km or 268 mi	Ludhiana	$441
433 km or 269 mi	Hisar	$251
444 km or 276 mi	Jodhpur	$366
450 km or 279 mi	Mardan	$366
463 km or 288 mi	Sikar	$350

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600