House Construction Cost Calculator Pakistan
Estimate the cost to build your house — grey structure plus finishing — for 3 marla to 2 kanal plots. Edit the per-square-foot rates to match quotes from your city.
Uses the modern 225 sq ft marla (DHA, Bahria, planned schemes).
Standard ≈ local tiles & fittings · Premium ≈ imported tiles, branded fittings · Luxury ≈ designer finishes, imported wood & sanitary.
Defaults are indicative early-2026 with-material contractor rates — edit them to match quotes from your city.
Estimate only. Rates vary by city, plot conditions, design and material choices, and move with steel, cement and labour prices. Boundary wall, basement, solar and landscaping are not included — get itemised contractor quotations before budgeting.
Grey Structure Cost by Stage
Typical stage shares of grey structure cost — useful for planning stage-wise payments to your contractor.
What drives house construction cost in Pakistan
Three factors dominate your final bill: covered area, structure choices and finishing quality. Covered area — not plot size — is what you actually pay for: a double-storey house on a 5 marla plot can have more covered area than a single-storey on 10 marla. Material prices are the wild card; steel and cement together make up a large share of grey structure cost, so rates quoted six months ago can be badly out of date. Labour rates also differ between cities — Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad typically cost more than smaller cities.
Grey structure vs finishing — where the money goes
Pakistani contractors split a build into two phases. Grey structure takes the house to a weatherproof brick-and-concrete shell: foundation, RCC frame and roof, brickwork, plaster, electrical conduits and plumbing rough-in, plus door and window frames. Finishing is everything that makes it livable — tiles or marble, paint, woodwork, kitchen, bathrooms, electrical fittings and fixtures. Grey structure cost is fairly predictable per square foot; finishing is where budgets blow up, because the gap between local and imported materials can easily double the per-sq-ft rate. Many families build the grey structure first and finish room by room as funds allow.
For city-wise rates and a marla-by-marla cost table, read our construction cost per marla guide. Not sure how big your plot is in square feet? Convert it with the marla and kanal area converter first.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to build a 5 marla house in Pakistan?
At indicative early-2026 rates, a 5 marla (1,125 sq ft plot) double-storey house with roughly 1,900 sq ft of covered area costs around PKR 1.05 crore with standard finishing — about PKR 60 lakh for grey structure and PKR 44 lakh for finishing. Premium or luxury finishes can push the total to PKR 1.3–1.7 crore. Actual cost depends on your city, design and material choices.
What is the construction cost per square foot in Pakistan in 2026?
Indicative with-material contractor rates are around PKR 3,000–3,500 per sq ft for grey structure and PKR 2,300–5,500 per sq ft for finishing depending on quality — roughly PKR 5,500–9,000 per sq ft all-in. Rates differ between cities and move with steel, cement and labour prices, so always confirm current local quotations.
What is included in grey structure?
Grey structure covers everything up to a weatherproof shell: excavation and foundation, RCC columns, beams, slabs and roof, brickwork, plaster, electrical conduits and plumbing rough-in, and door and window frames. It excludes tiles, paint, fittings, woodwork, kitchen and bathroom finishes — those fall under finishing.
Is it cheaper to build single storey or double storey?
Per square foot, a double storey is usually slightly cheaper because the foundation, roof and land cost are shared across more covered area. In absolute terms it costs more because you build roughly twice the area. Most 3–10 marla owners in Pakistan build double storey to maximise living space on small plots.
How long does it take to build a house in Pakistan?
A typical 5–10 marla house takes 4–6 months for grey structure and another 4–8 months for finishing — about 8–14 months in total. Kanal-sized houses, custom designs and material delays can stretch this to 18 months or more. Building in stages as funds allow is common and this calculator helps budget each stage.