Cost of Living Comparison Between Multan and Lahore Cost of Living Comparison Between Multan and Lahore

🙂 Solo nomad: Multan is 13.1% cheaper than Lahore without rent, and 15.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Multan is 5.2% cheaper than Lahore without rent, and 17% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.07 PKR 584

$2.15 PKR 608

-3.72%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$9.1 PKR 2,570

$14.02 PKR 3,959

-35.09%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.37 PKR 1,517

$4.14 PKR 1,169

29.71%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.8 PKR 509

$2.86 PKR 808

-37.06%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.27 PKR 924

$3.76 PKR 1,061

-13.03%

Cappuccino

$1.39 PKR 392

$2.39 PKR 675

-41.84%

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

$0.3 PKR 85.9

$0.33 PKR 92.6

-9.09%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.17 PKR 47.18

$0.23 PKR 65.1

-26.09%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.63 PKR 178

$0.9 PKR 253

-30.00%

White Bread (500g)

$0.6 PKR 169

$0.57 PKR 161

5.26%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.04 PKR 294

$1.17 PKR 330

-11.11%

Eggs

$1.09 PKR 307

$1.21 PKR 341

-9.92%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.96 PKR 1,402

$6.14 PKR 1,734

-19.22%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.48 PKR 700

$2.97 PKR 839

-16.50%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.05 PKR 862

$4.55 PKR 1,285

-32.97%

Apples (1kg)

$1.01 PKR 286

$1.02 PKR 289

-0.98%

Banana (1kg)

$0.72 PKR 203

$0.59 PKR 167

22.03%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.58 PKR 163

$0.57 PKR 162

1.75%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.52 PKR 146

$0.48 PKR 135

8.33%

Potato (1kg)

$0.41 PKR 115

$0.33 PKR 92.2

24.24%

Onion (1kg)

$0.43 PKR 120

$0.51 PKR 145

-15.69%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.6 PKR 169

$0.48 PKR 136

25.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.38 PKR 109

$0.38 PKR 108

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.37 PKR 387

$0.72 PKR 205

90.28%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.62 PKR 458

$0.55 PKR 156

194.55%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.95 PKR 550

$1.11 PKR 314

75.68%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.9 PKR 537

$1.93 PKR 544

-1.55%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.2 PKR 55.4

$0.16 PKR 44.29

25.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.98 PKR 1,970

$6.93 PKR 1,958

0.72%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 PKR 292

$0.69 PKR 195

49.28%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.31 PKR 87

$0.53 PKR 150

-41.51%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.45 PKR 409

$1.74 PKR 491

-16.67%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.92 PKR 261

$0.95 PKR 269

-3.16%

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

$22.2K PKR 6.3M

$17.6K PKR 5M

26.02%

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

$21.9K PKR 6.2M

$23.7K PKR 6.7M

-7.56%

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

$102 PKR 28.9K

$139 PKR 39.2K

-26.49%

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

$4.9 PKR 1,384

$5.34 PKR 1,508

-8.24%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.55 PKR 3,827

$17.43 PKR 4,923

-22.26%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.95 PKR 5,069

$13.73 PKR 3,878

30.74%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.26 PKR 3,464

$5.8 PKR 1,639

111.38%

Cinema Ticket

$2.62 PKR 739

$4.33 PKR 1,223

-39.49%

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

$35.93 PKR 10.1K

$34.68 PKR 9,796

3.60%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,759 PKR 496.7K

$1,254 PKR 354.3K

40.19%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.42 PKR 4,637

$15.12 PKR 4,270

8.60%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.39 PKR 7,734

$22.97 PKR 6,487

19.24%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71 PKR 20.1K

$73.5 PKR 20.8K

-3.41%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$29.15 PKR 8,234

$29.55 PKR 8,345

-1.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$85.1 PKR 24K

$120 PKR 33.8K

-28.87%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$58.5 PKR 16.5K

$77.8 PKR 22K

-24.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$174 PKR 49.1K

$290 PKR 81.9K

-40.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$126 PKR 35.6K

$189 PKR 53.4K

-33.32%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$639 PKR 180.3K

$621 PKR 175.5K

2.78%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$415 PKR 117.3K

$518 PKR 146.2K

-19.74%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$169 PKR 47.8K

$165 PKR 46.6K

2.38%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

17.43

19.88

-12.32%

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

Last update for Multan: October 27, 2025

Last update for Lahore: October 27, 2025

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