Multan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Multan	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$392	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1005	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$140	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$304	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$173	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.6	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$550
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	0 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	29	5
😀 Quality of life	21	34
🏙️ Population	1.87M	115K

The cost of living in Multan is 7% less expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8975th and 8915th ($392 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Pakistan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Multan compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Multan ranked 15th best city to live in Pakistan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 8811th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Multan vs Thimphu

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	Multan	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.63	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$67.3	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$256	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$200	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.1%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1478	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$654	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.8	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.53	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.85	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.2	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.63	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.01	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.07	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.9	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.8	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$37.8	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1778	$666

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300