Cost of Living Comparison Between Multan and Karachi Cost of Living Comparison Between Multan and Karachi

🙂 Solo nomad: Multan is 12.9% cheaper than Karachi without rent, and 15.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Multan is 18.8% cheaper than Karachi without rent, and 16.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.15 PKR 602

$2.09 PKR 584

2.87%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$8.58 PKR 2,398

$12.54 PKR 3,505

-31.58%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.28 PKR 1,475

$4.18 PKR 1,169

26.32%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.80 PKR 503

$1.99 PKR 555

-9.55%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.12 PKR 872

$5.15 PKR 1,440

-39.42%

Cappuccino

$1.37 PKR 383

$1.90 PKR 531

-27.89%

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

$0.30 PKR 84.3

$0.37 PKR 102

-18.92%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.18 PKR 51.6

$0.23 PKR 64.5

-21.74%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.62 PKR 174

$0.86 PKR 240

-27.91%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 PKR 166

$0.55 PKR 153

7.27%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.05 PKR 292

$1.17 PKR 328

-10.26%

Eggs

$1.07 PKR 300

$1.17 PKR 327

-8.55%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.98 PKR 1,391

$6.40 PKR 1,789

-22.19%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.47 PKR 689

$3.26 PKR 910

-24.23%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.11 PKR 870

$5.01 PKR 1,401

-37.92%

Apples (1kg)

$1.02 PKR 286

$1.08 PKR 301

-5.56%

Banana (1kg)

$0.71 PKR 199

$0.55 PKR 155

29.09%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.58 PKR 161

$0.88 PKR 246

-34.09%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.48 PKR 135

$0.54 PKR 150

-11.11%

Potato (1kg)

$0.40 PKR 113

$0.35 PKR 98.6

14.29%

Onion (1kg)

$0.42 PKR 118

$0.48 PKR 133

-12.50%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.56 PKR 155

$0.35 PKR 98.9

60.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.39 PKR 108

$0.43 PKR 121

-9.30%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.46 PKR 409

$1.44 PKR 403

1.39%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.55 PKR 433

$1.32 PKR 368

17.42%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.93 PKR 540

$2.13 PKR 594

-9.39%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.97 PKR 551

$2.16 PKR 603

-8.80%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.19 PKR 52.1

$0.34 PKR 94.0

-44.12%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.09 PKR 1,982

$6.20 PKR 1,734

14.35%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.05 PKR 293

$0.68 PKR 190

54.41%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.31 PKR 86.1

$0.67 PKR 188

-53.73%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.39 PKR 389

$1.75 PKR 488

-20.57%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.93 PKR 260

$0.87 PKR 242

6.90%

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

$22.1K PKR 6.2M

$16.3K PKR 4.6M

35.23%

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

$21.8K PKR 6.1M

$25.0K PKR 7.0M

-12.94%

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

$103 PKR 28.7K

$133 PKR 37.1K

-22.56%

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

$4.71 PKR 1,316

$4.83 PKR 1,349

-2.48%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.68 PKR 3,824

$13.44 PKR 3,756

1.79%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$18.19 PKR 5,083

$15.83 PKR 4,426

14.91%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.50 PKR 3,494

$14.50 PKR 4,054

-13.79%

Cinema Ticket

$2.72 PKR 760

$4.14 PKR 1,156

-34.30%

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

$35.56 PKR 9,940

$57.7 PKR 16.1K

-38.41%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,738 PKR 485.8K

$1,378 PKR 385.1K

26.15%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.62 PKR 4,644

$17.74 PKR 4,958

-6.31%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.46 PKR 7,674

$25.73 PKR 7,190

6.72%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$68.6 PKR 19.2K

$63.8 PKR 17.8K

7.67%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$29.49 PKR 8,243

$36.69 PKR 10.3K

-19.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$87.0 PKR 24.3K

$119 PKR 33.2K

-26.79%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$58.0 PKR 16.2K

$76.2 PKR 21.3K

-23.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$178 PKR 49.7K

$321 PKR 89.6K

-44.52%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$128 PKR 35.9K

$181 PKR 50.5K

-28.93%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$764 PKR 213.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$461 PKR 128.8K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$172 PKR 48.1K

$171 PKR 47.8K

0.67%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

17.43

17.8

-2.08%

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

Last update for Multan: March 2, 2026

Last update for Karachi: March 2, 2026

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