Multan vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Multan	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$392	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1005	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$140	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$304	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$173	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.6	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$2174
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	0 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	29	65
😀 Quality of life	21	83
🏙️ Population	1.87M	1.25M

The cost of living in Multan is 74% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8975th and 3460th ($392 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 7th in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Pakistan vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Multan compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Multan ranked 15th best city to live in Pakistan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8811th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Multan vs Sharjah

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	Multan	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.63	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$67.3	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$256	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$200	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.1%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1478	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$654	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.8	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.53	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.85	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.2	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.63	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.01	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.07	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.9	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.8	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$37.8	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1778	$7169

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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 Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536