Construction Cost Calculator
Estimate what a house actually costs to build in Pakistan — marla by marla, storey by storey — plus standalone calculators for a single room, the roof slab, bricks, plaster, flooring and false ceiling. Every figure is broken down line by line, with the rate behind it.
What are you costing?
Normal city plot or ordinary society — city wages, standard approvals.
Estimated cost
Covered area
1,130 sq ft
All-in rate
Rs 7,992 / sq ft
Typical market rate: Rs 7,800 / sq ft — Structure + finishing, before fees & connections
Foundation & plinth
Rs 372,846Charged once on the ground-floor footprint, whatever the number of storeys — you dig and pour the base for the building, not for each floor. This is why an upper storey costs less than the first.
Materials
Rs 2,059,041Labour (grey structure)
Rs 422,000Grey-structure crew only. Finishing trades are priced inside the finishing rates.
Lenter / roof slab team
Rs 119,763Site work
Rs 101,685The small things a build keeps consuming that no single trade bills for: binding wire, curing water, scaffolding and props, shuttering oil, tool hire, cutting discs and site sundries. Costed per sq ft of covered area.
Finishing
Rs 4,858,301Finished house only — each rate covers that item's material and its own trade labour.
Fees, connections & margin
Rs 1,095,635Grand total
Estimate only — construction rates are market averages, not official, and vary by city, quality and time.
Rates updated: 2026-08-31
How it works
The full-house estimate is built bottom-up, not from a single blanket per-square-foot rate:
total = foundation + materials + labour + roof slab team + site work + finishing + fees
Each group shows the unit rate it was priced at, in the unit the market actually quotes: bricks by the thousand with a trolley fare, cement by the bag with delivery, steel per kg and per man, sand and crush per cft. The headline per-square-foot rate is derived from the total, not an input — and a typical market rate is shown beside it as a sanity check.
Why a second storey costs less than the first. The foundation is priced once, on the ground-floor footprint — you dig and pour the base for the building, not for each floor. Everything else largely repeats, so the saving is real but modest: about 10–15% on the grey structure, less on a finished house because finishing repeats in full on every floor.
Where the plot is matters. Village, city and premium society (Bahria Town, DHA) drive daily wages, map-approval fees and utility connection charges. Premium societies also enforce stricter bylaws — NESPAK-stamped structural drawings, minimum cement grade, site inspections — which forces a heavier foundation. That shows as an explicit, visible line, never a hidden rate bump.
Frequently asked questions
Are these official government rates?
No. Unlike tax slabs or NEPRA tariffs, there is no government notification for construction materials. These are market averages cross-checked across dated Pakistani rate trackers, brick kilns and construction trade sources, and they move constantly — treat them as a planning estimate, then confirm with local dealers before you buy.
What is the difference between grey structure and a finished house?
Grey structure is the building itself — foundation, walls, roof slab, plaster-ready but unfinished. A finished house adds the ten finishing items: plaster, flooring, electrical, plumbing, doors and windows, paint, kitchen, bathrooms, false ceiling and exterior work. Permanent utility connections are counted only on a finished house, because a grey-structure build runs on a temporary construction connection.
Which roof should I choose?
An in-situ RCC slab (lenter) is the strongest and dearest. Precast concrete slabs on girders are the cheapest of the three, because most of the shuttering and on-site labour disappears. T-iron used to be the budget option, but the girders are solid steel — at current steel rates it now costs more than precast.
Why is a chips floor not the cheapest?
Chips (cast-in-place terrazzo) is cheap material but expensive labour: it is ground and polished in place after laying, the same as marble. Plain cement is the cheapest floor; the calculator splits every finish into material, laying and grinding so you can see exactly where the money goes.
Does the room calculator include the foundation?
No. The room calculator costs a room shell — brickwork and its mortar, the plinth DPC and lintel band, the roof, plaster and floor. It does not include the foundation under the walls, or doors, windows, wiring and plumbing. Openings are not deducted from the wall area either, so the brickwork figure is a deliberate slight over-estimate — the safe direction for a shopping list.
How often are the rates updated?
Material rates are re-checked against dated Pakistani rate trackers and refreshed periodically; the last refresh date is shown under the calculator. Cement and steel move fastest, so verify those with a local dealer for anything you are committing money to.
Construction rates are market-average estimates, not official government rates. They vary by city, supplier, quality and season — published sources put the spread at roughly ±10%. Always confirm current rates with local dealers and get a written contractor quote before committing.