Cost of living comparison

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Multan vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Multan is 41.7% cheaper than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 41.6% less in Multan
Groceries: pay 66.6% less in Multan
Transportation: pay 4.1% more in Multan
Housing: pay 57.6% less in Multan
Childcare: pay 83.2% less in Multan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.4% less in Multan
Clothing: pay 36.8% less in Multan

Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Multan.

Multan vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Multan instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 41.6% less for restaurants

	Manila	Multan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱353.05	$2.48 PKR697.42	-58.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱252.18	$5.30 PKR1,494.46	+23.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.95	$0.31 PKR88.01	-67.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.53	$0.19 PKR52.31	-63.1%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 66.6% less for groceries

	Manila	Multan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.20	$0.53 PKR150.00	-60.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱250.71	$2.93 PKR825.51	-31.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱429.22	$2.45 PKR689.86	-66.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱129.78	$1.11 PKR313.56	-49.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱133.88	$1.15 PKR324.56	-49.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.87	$0.43 PKR120.51	-71.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.21	$0.27 PKR75.32	-67.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱95.97	$0.23 PKR64.78	-86.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.03	$0.22 PKR61.46	-78.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.60	$0.18 PKR50.46	-84.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.59	$0.18 PKR50.16	-87.0%
Average			-66.6%

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pay 4.1% more for transportation

	Manila	Multan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱245.08	$3.62 PKR1,020.40	-13.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱806.96	$7.07 PKR1,992.62	-48.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,482,795.87	$24,506.45 PKR6,904,002.20	-3.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱171.48	$5.30 PKR1,494.46	+81.4%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 57.6% less for housing

	Manila	Multan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,589.12	$15.47 PKR4,358.85	-42.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,077.69	$70.73 PKR19,926.19	-86.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,760.64	$52.34 PKR14,745.38	-79.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,892.28	$78.43 PKR22,094.63	-22.0%
Average			-57.6%

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pay 83.2% less for childcare

	Manila	Multan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,125.68	$36.38 PKR10,247.76	-73.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱998,869.80	$1,273.14 PKR358,671.46	-92.5%
Average			-83.2%

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pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Multan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱85.74	$3.54 PKR996.31	+141.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱151.71	$1.73 PKR486.77	-33.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱191.65	$2.03 PKR572.88	-37.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,470.49	$15.03 PKR4,234.32	-64.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱438.79	$3.09 PKR871.77	-58.6%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 36.8% less for clothing

	Manila	Multan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,886.45	$16.50 PKR4,649.44	-66.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,741.30	$23.57 PKR6,640.40	-20.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,740.84	$73.38 PKR20,673.42	-9.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,913.92	$24.46 PKR6,891.14	-50.8%
Average			-36.8%

Manila vs. Multan - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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