Multan vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Multan	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$392	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1005	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$140	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$304	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$173	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.6	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$1598
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	0 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	29	63
😀 Quality of life	21	38
🏙️ Population	1.87M	1.27M

The cost of living in Multan is 57% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8975th and 5917th ($392 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 0.5 months in Multan compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Multan ranked 15th best city to live in Pakistan vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 8811th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Multan vs Soweto

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	Multan	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.63	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$67.3	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$256	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$200	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.1%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1478	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$654	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.8	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.53	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.85	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.2	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.63	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.01	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.07	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.9	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.8	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$37.8	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1778	$3805

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003