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

🙂 Solo nomad: Multan is 10.4% cheaper than Karachi without rent, and 13.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Multan is 14.7% cheaper than Karachi without rent, and 15.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.10 PKR 592

$2.17 PKR 611

-3.23%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$8.61 PKR 2,428

$12.19 PKR 3,438

-29.37%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.19 PKR 1,463

$4.15 PKR 1,171

25.06%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 PKR 492

$2.00 PKR 563

-12.50%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.27 PKR 922

$5.33 PKR 1,503

-38.65%

Cappuccino

$1.38 PKR 389

$1.90 PKR 535

-27.37%

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

$0.30 PKR 85.5

$0.34 PKR 95.4

-11.76%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.21 PKR 59.2

$0.23 PKR 65.1

-8.70%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.58 PKR 164

$0.85 PKR 240

-31.76%

White Bread (500g)

$0.60 PKR 170

$0.58 PKR 163

3.45%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.08 PKR 306

$1.17 PKR 329

-7.69%

Eggs

$1.08 PKR 303

$1.16 PKR 327

-6.90%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.88 PKR 1,377

$6.31 PKR 1,781

-22.66%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.57 PKR 725

$3.27 PKR 922

-21.41%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.04 PKR 858

$5.11 PKR 1,441

-40.51%

Apples (1kg)

$0.99 PKR 279

$1.08 PKR 306

-8.33%

Banana (1kg)

$0.67 PKR 190

$0.55 PKR 154

21.82%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.55 PKR 155

$0.88 PKR 249

-37.50%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.52 PKR 146

$0.53 PKR 150

-1.89%

Potato (1kg)

$0.41 PKR 115

$0.38 PKR 108

7.89%

Onion (1kg)

$0.43 PKR 121

$0.48 PKR 135

-10.42%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.60 PKR 170

$0.35 PKR 99.2

71.43%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.35 PKR 100

$0.41 PKR 115

-14.63%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.42 PKR 400

$1.56 PKR 440

-8.97%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.56 PKR 439

$1.25 PKR 354

24.80%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.86 PKR 525

$2.08 PKR 587

-10.58%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.99 PKR 561

$2.07 PKR 584

-3.86%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.21 PKR 58.4

$0.36 PKR 103

-41.67%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.88 PKR 1,939

$6.46 PKR 1,821

6.50%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.08 PKR 304

$0.70 PKR 197

54.29%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.33 PKR 94.2

$0.66 PKR 185

-50.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.40 PKR 395

$1.80 PKR 507

-22.22%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.95 PKR 267

$0.92 PKR 260

3.26%

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

$22.3K PKR 6.3M

$16.5K PKR 4.7M

34.86%

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

$21.7K PKR 6.1M

$25.4K PKR 7.2M

-14.52%

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

$102 PKR 28.6K

$136 PKR 38.4K

-25.37%

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

$4.93 PKR 1,389

$4.85 PKR 1,368

1.65%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$14.01 PKR 3,951

$13.74 PKR 3,873

1.97%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$18.12 PKR 5,108

$15.46 PKR 4,360

17.21%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.54 PKR 3,537

$14.14 PKR 3,987

-11.32%

Cinema Ticket

$2.71 PKR 765

$4.32 PKR 1,220

-37.27%

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

$36.91 PKR 10.4K

$56.7 PKR 16.0K

-34.94%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,751 PKR 493.7K

$1,388 PKR 391.4K

26.14%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.42 PKR 4,630

$17.33 PKR 4,887

-5.25%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.34 PKR 7,709

$25.38 PKR 7,156

7.72%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70.0 PKR 19.7K

$64.8 PKR 18.3K

8.00%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$29.73 PKR 8,384

$35.62 PKR 10.0K

-16.54%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$87.1 PKR 24.5K

$119 PKR 33.5K

-26.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$58.0 PKR 16.4K

$73.6 PKR 20.7K

-21.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$177 PKR 50.0K

$317 PKR 89.4K

-44.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$128 PKR 36.2K

$178 PKR 50.3K

-28.06%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$726 PKR 204.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$435 PKR 122.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$172 PKR 48.4K

$176 PKR 49.5K

-2.20%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Karachi: January 11, 2026

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