Cost of Living Comparison Between Multan and Pondicherry Cost of Living Comparison Between Multan and Pondicherry

🙂 Solo nomad: Multan is 18.5% cheaper than Pondicherry without rent, and 7.8% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Multan is 14.3% more expensive than Pondicherry without rent, and 4.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.11 PKR 588

$1.78 ₹166

18.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$8.99 PKR 2,506

$9.34 ₹868

-3.75%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.23 PKR 1,459

$4.10 ₹381

27.56%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.80 PKR 501

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.26 PKR 908

Cappuccino

$1.36 PKR 379

$1.70 ₹158

-20.00%

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

$0.30 PKR 84.9

$0.40 ₹36.78

-25.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.20 PKR 56.9

$0.18 ₹16.82

11.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.07 ₹99.8

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.94 ₹181

Milk (1 liter)

$0.59 PKR 165

$0.51 ₹47.73

15.69%

White Bread (500g)

$0.56 PKR 157

$0.46 ₹42.97

21.74%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.05 PKR 292

$0.75 ₹70.0

40.00%

Eggs

$1.03 PKR 288

$0.89 ₹82.6

15.73%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.90 PKR 1,368

$3.96 ₹368

23.74%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.48 PKR 693

$2.82 ₹262

-12.06%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.09 PKR 861

Apples (1kg)

$0.98 PKR 273

$1.88 ₹175

-47.87%

Banana (1kg)

$0.67 PKR 188

$0.79 ₹73.8

-15.19%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.54 PKR 150

$1.39 ₹129

-61.15%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.48 PKR 134

$0.55 ₹50.7

-12.73%

Potato (1kg)

$0.38 PKR 106

$0.31 ₹28.96

22.58%

Onion (1kg)

$0.40 PKR 110

$0.40 ₹37.59

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.61 PKR 170

$0.33 ₹31.07

84.85%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.38 PKR 107

$0.33 ₹30.97

15.15%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.46 PKR 408

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.54 PKR 429

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.85 PKR 516

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.92 PKR 536

$4.00 ₹371

-52.00%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.41 ₹781

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.36 ₹126

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.55 ₹237

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$6.74 ₹626

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.16 PKR 44.13

$0.16 ₹15.06

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.96 PKR 1,940

$9.06 ₹842

-23.18%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.08 PKR 300

$0.95 ₹87.8

13.68%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.33 PKR 92.8

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.45 PKR 405

$1.20 ₹112

20.83%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.92 PKR 258

$1.20 ₹111

-23.33%

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

$21.9K PKR 6.1M

$13.1K ₹1.2M

67.42%

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

$21.8K PKR 6.1M

$22.1K ₹2.1M

-1.25%

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

$103 PKR 28.8K

$30.82 ₹2,863

234.62%

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

$4.82 PKR 1,344

$3.85 ₹358

25.19%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.48 PKR 3,758

$7.19 ₹668

87.48%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$18.28 PKR 5,100

$7.95 ₹738

129.94%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.35 PKR 3,445

$4.13 ₹384

199.03%

Cinema Ticket

$2.61 PKR 727

$1.96 ₹182

33.16%

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

$36.80 PKR 10.3K

$41.47 ₹3,853

-11.26%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,761 PKR 491.3K

$1,499 ₹139.3K

17.50%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.27 PKR 4,538

$23.59 ₹2,192

-31.03%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.93 PKR 7,791

$26.00 ₹2,416

7.42%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$69.6 PKR 19.4K

$48.02 ₹4,461

44.94%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$29.62 PKR 8,261

$36.30 ₹3,373

-18.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$86.5 PKR 24.1K

$235 ₹21.8K

-63.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$56.9 PKR 15.9K

$92.3 ₹8,579

-38.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$173 PKR 48.2K

$240 ₹22.3K

-27.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$124 PKR 34.7K

$153 ₹14.2K

-18.43%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$975 ₹90.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$343 ₹31.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$174 PKR 48.5K

$290 ₹27.0K

-40.01%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

17.43

8.25

111.27%

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

Last update for Multan: April 11, 2026

Last update for Pondicherry: April 12, 2026

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