Cost of Living Comparison Between Multan and Varanasi Cost of Living Comparison Between Multan and Varanasi

😐 Solo nomad: Multan is 16% more expensive than Varanasi without rent, and 30.5% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Multan is 7.3% cheaper than Varanasi without rent, and 13.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.08 PKR 583

$2.29 ₹205

-9.17%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$8.76 PKR 2,454

$8.67 ₹777

1.04%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.34 PKR 1,498

$3.49 ₹313

53.01%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.74 PKR 489

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.24 PKR 909

Cappuccino

$1.37 PKR 384

$1.55 ₹139

-11.61%

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

$0.28 PKR 77.3

$0.31 ₹27.37

-9.68%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.19 PKR 54.3

$0.11 ₹10.16

72.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.76 ₹158

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.27 ₹204

Milk (1 liter)

$0.63 PKR 176

$0.67 ₹60.3

-5.97%

White Bread (500g)

$0.55 PKR 155

$0.4 ₹35.71

37.50%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.04 PKR 290

$0.56 ₹50

85.71%

Eggs

$1.04 PKR 290

$0.94 ₹84

10.64%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.9 PKR 1,374

$3.48 ₹312

40.80%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.49 PKR 698

$2.48 ₹222

0.40%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.04 PKR 852

Apples (1kg)

$0.97 PKR 272

$1.51 ₹136

-35.76%

Banana (1kg)

$0.73 PKR 204

$0.6 ₹53.7

21.67%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.54 PKR 151

$0.86 ₹76.6

-37.21%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.49 PKR 136

$0.36 ₹32.03

36.11%

Potato (1kg)

$0.38 PKR 106

$0.27 ₹23.96

40.74%

Onion (1kg)

$0.4 PKR 111

$0.25 ₹22.24

60.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.6 PKR 168

$0.34 ₹30.76

76.47%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.38 PKR 107

$0.31 ₹28.11

22.58%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.44 PKR 403

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.61 PKR 452

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.94 PKR 545

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.9 PKR 533

$2.81 ₹252

-32.38%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.27 ₹561

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.67 ₹150

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.65 ₹238

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

$4.49 ₹402

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.15 PKR 42.88

$0.56 ₹50.5

-73.21%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.17 PKR 2,010

$10.59 ₹949

-32.29%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.08 PKR 304

$0.22 ₹19.72

390.91%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.31 PKR 85.6

$0.09 ₹8.44

244.44%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.43 PKR 402

$1.18 ₹106

21.19%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.95 PKR 267

$1.15 ₹103

-17.39%

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

$21.9K PKR 6.1M

$13.8K ₹1.2M

58.95%

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

$22.3K PKR 6.3M

$21.1K ₹1.9M

6.06%

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

$102 PKR 28.7K

$14.22 ₹1,274

619.55%

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

$4.93 PKR 1,380

$3.51 ₹315

40.46%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.96 PKR 3,912

$5.46 ₹489

155.68%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$18.11 PKR 5,074

$12.19 ₹1,092

48.56%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.33 PKR 3,455

$5.87 ₹526

110.05%

Cinema Ticket

$2.63 PKR 738

$2.93 ₹262

-10.24%

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

$36.48 PKR 10.2K

$56.5 ₹5,065

-35.48%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,768 PKR 495.4K

$928 ₹83.1K

90.51%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.42 PKR 4,601

$22.88 ₹2,050

-28.23%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.8 PKR 7,790

$24.77 ₹2,219

12.23%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$68.5 PKR 19.2K

$40.15 ₹3,597

70.54%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$29.47 PKR 8,260

$25.02 ₹2,241

17.79%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$86.6 PKR 24.3K

$126 ₹11.3K

-31.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$57 PKR 16K

$53.1 ₹4,756

7.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$173 PKR 48.4K

$244 ₹21.8K

-29.08%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$125 PKR 35K

$154 ₹13.8K

-18.85%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$601 ₹53.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$358 ₹32.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$173 PKR 48.4K

$602 ₹53.9K

-71.31%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

17.43

8.72

99.89%

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

Last update for Multan: December 1, 2025

Last update for Varanasi: December 2, 2025

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