Multan vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Multan Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$983
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$150
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$246
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.5
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$144
$1631
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
0 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
29
63
😀 Quality of life
30
48
🏙️ Population
1.87M
1.27M

The cost of living in Multan is 61% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8948th and 5251st ($417 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Pakistan and South Africa, respectively. Check Pakistan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Multan compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Multan ranked 14th best city to live in Pakistan vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 8818th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Multan Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.5
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.97
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.19
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$73.4
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$205
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.7
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.86%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1529
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.71
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.23
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.53
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.84
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.7
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.08
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.05
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.9
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1285
$4370

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51 km or 32 mi Khanewal
$382
77 km or 48 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
93 km or 58 mi Bahawalpur
$298
122 km or 76 mi Burewala
$351
147 km or 91 mi Jhang
$302
161 km or 100 mi Gojra
$367
197 km or 123 mi Sahiwal
$318
207 km or 129 mi Okara
$315
209 km or 130 mi Faisalabad
$348
225 km or 140 mi Chiniot
$378
241 km or 150 mi Sargodha
$381
298 km or 185 mi Sheikhupura
$379
299 km or 186 mi Hafizabad
$371
305 km or 189 mi Bikaner
$289
317 km or 197 mi Lahore
$432
331 km or 205 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
332 km or 206 mi Kamoke
$326
341 km or 212 mi Gujranwala
$308
358 km or 223 mi Jacobabad
$327
363 km or 226 mi Amritsar
$391
365 km or 227 mi Gujrat
$330
373 km or 232 mi Sukkur
$343
376 km or 234 mi Khost
$423
377 km or 234 mi Kohat
$379
391 km or 243 mi Sialkot
$308
394 km or 245 mi Mirpur
$279
409 km or 254 mi Rawalpindi
$427
417 km or 259 mi Jalandhar
$352
418 km or 260 mi Islamabad
$464
420 km or 261 mi Wah
$360
423 km or 263 mi Peshawar
$323
424 km or 263 mi Quetta
$298
427 km or 266 mi Larkana
$337
430 km or 267 mi Gardez
$433
431 km or 268 mi Jammu
$295
432 km or 268 mi Ludhiana
$414
433 km or 269 mi Hisar
$263
444 km or 276 mi Jodhpur
$330
450 km or 279 mi Mardan
$370
463 km or 288 mi Sikar
$325

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950