Cost of Living Comparison Between Multan and Rawalpindi Cost of Living Comparison Between Multan and Rawalpindi

🙂 Solo nomad: Multan is 9.7% cheaper than Rawalpindi without rent, and 4.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Multan is 5.2% cheaper than Rawalpindi without rent, and 12.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.07 PKR 584

$1.73 PKR 489

19.65%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$9.1 PKR 2,570

$13.98 PKR 3,948

-34.91%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.37 PKR 1,517

$5.29 PKR 1,493

1.51%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.8 PKR 509

$1.57 PKR 444

14.65%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.27 PKR 924

$3.37 PKR 951

-2.97%

Cappuccino

$1.39 PKR 392

$1.63 PKR 461

-14.72%

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

$0.3 PKR 85.9

$0.32 PKR 89

-6.25%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.17 PKR 47.18

$0.23 PKR 65.1

-26.09%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.63 PKR 178

$0.78 PKR 221

-19.23%

White Bread (500g)

$0.6 PKR 169

$0.52 PKR 147

15.38%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.04 PKR 294

$1.24 PKR 350

-16.13%

Eggs

$1.09 PKR 307

$1.13 PKR 320

-3.54%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.96 PKR 1,402

$5.99 PKR 1,693

-17.20%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.48 PKR 700

$3.28 PKR 926

-24.39%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.05 PKR 862

$4.57 PKR 1,289

-33.26%

Apples (1kg)

$1.01 PKR 286

$0.94 PKR 266

7.45%

Banana (1kg)

$0.72 PKR 203

$0.69 PKR 195

4.35%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.58 PKR 163

$0.86 PKR 243

-32.56%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.52 PKR 146

$0.47 PKR 134

10.64%

Potato (1kg)

$0.41 PKR 115

$0.34 PKR 95.8

20.59%

Onion (1kg)

$0.43 PKR 120

$0.52 PKR 148

-17.31%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.6 PKR 169

$0.26 PKR 73.6

130.77%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.38 PKR 109

$0.39 PKR 111

-2.56%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.37 PKR 387

$15.94 PKR 4,502

-91.41%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.62 PKR 458

$0.99 PKR 280

63.64%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.95 PKR 550

$2.31 PKR 652

-15.58%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.9 PKR 537

$1.93 PKR 546

-1.55%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.2 PKR 55.4

$0.19 PKR 52.5

5.26%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.98 PKR 1,970

$9.81 PKR 2,770

-28.85%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 PKR 292

$0.87 PKR 245

18.39%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.31 PKR 87

$0.35 PKR 99.1

-11.43%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.45 PKR 409

$2.95 PKR 833

-50.85%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.92 PKR 261

$0.95 PKR 268

-3.16%

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

$22.2K PKR 6.3M

$17.6K PKR 5M

25.91%

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

$21.9K PKR 6.2M

$22.5K PKR 6.3M

-2.56%

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

$102 PKR 28.9K

$103 PKR 29.2K

-1.26%

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

$4.9 PKR 1,384

$3.99 PKR 1,126

22.81%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.55 PKR 3,827

$16.44 PKR 4,643

-17.58%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.95 PKR 5,069

$9.99 PKR 2,822

79.68%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.26 PKR 3,464

$7.76 PKR 2,192

57.99%

Cinema Ticket

$2.62 PKR 739

$3.6 PKR 1,018

-27.22%

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

$35.93 PKR 10.1K

$40.12 PKR 11.3K

-10.44%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,759 PKR 496.7K

$946 PKR 267.2K

85.84%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.42 PKR 4,637

$11.56 PKR 3,266

42.04%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.39 PKR 7,734

$18.51 PKR 5,229

47.97%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71 PKR 20.1K

$88.7 PKR 25.1K

-19.95%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$29.15 PKR 8,234

$28.41 PKR 8,023

2.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$85.1 PKR 24K

$131 PKR 36.9K

-34.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$58.5 PKR 16.5K

$64.8 PKR 18.3K

-9.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$174 PKR 49.1K

$335 PKR 94.5K

-48.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$126 PKR 35.6K

$173 PKR 48.9K

-27.16%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$639 PKR 180.3K

$1,151 PKR 325.1K

-44.52%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$415 PKR 117.3K

$515 PKR 145.3K

-19.28%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$169 PKR 47.8K

$167 PKR 47.2K

1.20%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

17.43

20.17

-13.58%

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

Last update for Multan: October 27, 2025

Last update for Rawalpindi: October 29, 2025

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