Cost of Living Comparison Between Multan and Islamabad Cost of Living Comparison Between Multan and Islamabad

🙂 Solo nomad: Multan is 25% cheaper than Islamabad without rent, and 23.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Multan is 16.9% cheaper than Islamabad without rent, and 30.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.07 PKR 584

$2.85 PKR 806

-27.37%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$9.1 PKR 2,570

$14.4 PKR 4,068

-36.81%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.37 PKR 1,517

$5.28 PKR 1,491

1.70%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.8 PKR 509

$1.75 PKR 496

2.86%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.27 PKR 924

$3.83 PKR 1,083

-14.62%

Cappuccino

$1.39 PKR 392

$2.01 PKR 567

-30.85%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.3 PKR 85.9

$0.39 PKR 111

-23.08%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.17 PKR 47.18

$0.24 PKR 68.1

-29.17%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.63 PKR 178

$1 PKR 282

-37.00%

White Bread (500g)

$0.6 PKR 169

$0.67 PKR 188

-10.45%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.04 PKR 294

$1.22 PKR 344

-14.75%

Eggs

$1.09 PKR 307

$1.27 PKR 358

-14.17%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.96 PKR 1,402

$6.15 PKR 1,736

-19.35%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.48 PKR 700

$3.55 PKR 1,004

-30.14%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.05 PKR 862

$4.31 PKR 1,216

-29.23%

Apples (1kg)

$1.01 PKR 286

$1.03 PKR 292

-1.94%

Banana (1kg)

$0.72 PKR 203

$0.85 PKR 239

-15.29%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.58 PKR 163

$0.9 PKR 255

-35.56%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.52 PKR 146

$0.59 PKR 167

-11.86%

Potato (1kg)

$0.41 PKR 115

$0.42 PKR 118

-2.38%

Onion (1kg)

$0.43 PKR 120

$0.52 PKR 148

-17.31%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.6 PKR 169

$0.31 PKR 87.3

93.55%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.38 PKR 109

$0.4 PKR 114

-5.00%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.37 PKR 387

$1.78 PKR 503

-23.03%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.62 PKR 458

$0.87 PKR 247

86.21%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.95 PKR 550

$1.96 PKR 554

-0.51%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.9 PKR 537

$2.17 PKR 613

-12.44%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.2 PKR 55.4

$0.19 PKR 53

5.26%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.98 PKR 1,970

$6.95 PKR 1,964

0.43%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 PKR 292

$0.85 PKR 239

21.18%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.31 PKR 87

$0.44 PKR 123

-29.55%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.45 PKR 409

$2.9 PKR 820

-50.00%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.92 PKR 261

$0.98 PKR 277

-6.12%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$22.2K PKR 6.3M

$21.6K PKR 6.1M

2.95%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$21.9K PKR 6.2M

$26K PKR 7.3M

-15.66%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$102 PKR 28.9K

$111 PKR 31.3K

-7.77%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$4.9 PKR 1,384

$5.35 PKR 1,512

-8.41%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.55 PKR 3,827

$18.38 PKR 5,191

-26.28%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.95 PKR 5,069

$22.44 PKR 6,339

-20.01%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.26 PKR 3,464

$6.02 PKR 1,700

103.65%

Cinema Ticket

$2.62 PKR 739

$4.3 PKR 1,214

-39.07%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$35.93 PKR 10.1K

$59.2 PKR 16.7K

-39.28%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,759 PKR 496.7K

$2,713 PKR 766.3K

-35.18%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.42 PKR 4,637

$21.17 PKR 5,980

-22.44%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.39 PKR 7,734

$28.14 PKR 7,947

-2.67%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71 PKR 20.1K

$87.7 PKR 24.8K

-19.01%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$29.15 PKR 8,234

$39.86 PKR 11.3K

-26.87%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$85.1 PKR 24K

$202 PKR 57K

-57.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$58.5 PKR 16.5K

$112 PKR 31.5K

-47.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$174 PKR 49.1K

$499 PKR 141.1K

-65.18%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$126 PKR 35.6K

$298 PKR 84.3K

-57.73%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$639 PKR 180.3K

$1,315 PKR 371.4K

-51.45%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$415 PKR 117.3K

$781 PKR 220.5K

-46.79%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$169 PKR 47.8K

$289 PKR 81.6K

-41.47%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

17.43

20.2

-13.71%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Multan: October 27, 2025

Last update for Islamabad: October 29, 2025

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