Multan vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Multan	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$403	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$954	$2091
🏠 One person rent	$139	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$224	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$174	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$516
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	0 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	28	43
😀 Quality of life	25	61
🏙️ Population	1.87M	1.4M

The cost of living in Multan is 54% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8968th and 6373rd ($403 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Pakistan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Multan compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Multan ranked 22nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 8960th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Multan vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Multan	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.3	$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$98.6	$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.6	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$177	$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$115	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.7	$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.1%	6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1420	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$610	$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.72	$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.03	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.21	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.53	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.64	$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.84	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.9	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.6	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.97	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.04	$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.6	$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.3	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$39.7	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1267	$6621

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Cities near Multan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Khanewal	$362
77 km or 48 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
93 km or 58 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
122 km or 76 mi	Burewala	$347
147 km or 91 mi	Jhang	$294
161 km or 100 mi	Gojra	$351
197 km or 123 mi	Sahiwal	$303
207 km or 129 mi	Okara	$291
209 km or 130 mi	Faisalabad	$333
225 km or 140 mi	Chiniot	$372
241 km or 150 mi	Sargodha	$376
298 km or 185 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
299 km or 186 mi	Hafizabad	$363
305 km or 189 mi	Bikaner	$290
317 km or 197 mi	Lahore	$427
331 km or 205 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
332 km or 206 mi	Kamoke	$316
341 km or 212 mi	Gujranwala	$302
358 km or 223 mi	Jacobabad	$322
363 km or 226 mi	Amritsar	$380
365 km or 227 mi	Gujrat	$320
373 km or 232 mi	Sukkur	$340
376 km or 234 mi	Khost	$393
377 km or 234 mi	Kohat	$364
391 km or 243 mi	Sialkot	$311
394 km or 245 mi	Mirpur	$277
409 km or 254 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
417 km or 259 mi	Jalandhar	$337
418 km or 260 mi	Islamabad	$443
420 km or 261 mi	Wah	$344
423 km or 263 mi	Peshawar	$334
424 km or 263 mi	Quetta	$291
427 km or 266 mi	Larkana	$336
430 km or 267 mi	Gardez	$401
431 km or 268 mi	Jammu	$284
432 km or 268 mi	Ludhiana	$421
433 km or 269 mi	Hisar	$262
444 km or 276 mi	Jodhpur	$322
450 km or 279 mi	Mardan	$354
463 km or 288 mi	Sikar	$335

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$838
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$676
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$735
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$725
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$912
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$631
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$986
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$677
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$659
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$541
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$629
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1365
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$655
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$638
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$642
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$518
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$785
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$748
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$614
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$654
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$580
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$548
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$564
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$589
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$480
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$546
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$484
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$615
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$470
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$553
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$411
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$694
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$597
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1029
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$439
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$600