Cost of Construction

Cost Estimation For Constructing a Nine Marla House

Updated on September 22, 2025

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Many individuals in Pakistan and India find that a 9 Marla house is the perfect combination of size, practicality, and cost. Families in the middle class looking for a large, manageable home that can grow with them will find this to be an attractive option. This size is especially suitable for joint family houses because a multi-story layout allows for the creation of common areas while still allowing for the privacy of different generations. Modern conveniences like home offices or guest rooms may be easily incorporated into 9 Marla houses without going overboard, making them a popular choice among young professionals and couples. Because of the potential for these properties to be subdivided into rental flats, they are also attractive to investors. In addition to the low maintenance expenses associated with smaller homes, the vast living areas make these houses attractive to retirees. This house size is ideal for middle-class families because it’s neither too big nor too little, making it affordable for most people. In this blog, we’ll take you through all the cost breakdowns for you to consider building on a plot this size.

Let’s first know the basic inputs like covered areas of all the floors and also construction costs per square feet which we are assuming for the construction of the house for different types of structures:

Basement Floor Covered Area in square feet is 760

Ground Floor Covered Area in square feet is 1,450

First Floor Covered Area in square feet is 1,450

Second Floor Covered Area in square feet is 400

Budget Basement Grey structure per square feet are Rs. 3,700

Good quality Basement Grey structure per square feet are Rs. 4,200

Budget Rest of house grey structure per square feet are Rs. 2,800

Good Rest of house grey structure per square feet are Rs. 3,100

Budget Finishes per square feet are Rs. 3,000

A Quality Finishes per square feet are Rs. 4,000

Premium Quality Finishes per square feet are Rs. 5,000

Let us now see what Budget house, A quality and Premium quality costs for single storey, double storey and triple storey houses.

SINGLE STOREY HOUSE

SINGLE STOREY BUDGET HOUSE

Cost of Grey structure of single storey budget house is Rs. 4,060,000

Cost of finishing of single storey budget house is Rs. 4,350,000

Cost of constructing single storey budget house is Rs. 8,410,000

SINGLE STOREY A QUALITY HOUSE

Cost of Grey structure of single storey A Quality house is Rs. 4,495,000

Cost of finishing of single storey A Quality house is Rs. 5,075,000

Cost of constructing single storey A Quality house is Rs. 9,570,000

SINGLE STOREY PREMIUM QUALITY HOUSE

Cost of Grey structure of single storey Premium Quality house is Rs. 4,495,000

Cost of finishing of single storey Premium Quality house is Rs. 5,800,000

Cost of constructing single storey Premium Quality house is Rs. 10,295,000

DOUBLE STOREY HOUSE WITHOUT BASEMENT

DOUBLE STOREY BUDGET HOUSE

Cost of Grey structure of double storey budget house is Rs. 8,120,000

Cost of finishing of double storey budget house is Rs. 8,700,000

Cost of constructing double storey budget house is Rs. 16,820,000

DOUBLE STOREY A QUALITY HOUSE

Cost of Grey structure of double storey A Quality house is Rs. 8,990,000

Cost of finishing of double storey A Quality house is Rs. 10,150,000

Cost of constructing double storey A Quality house is Rs. 19,140,000

DOUBLE STOREY PREMIUM QUALITY HOUSE

Cost of Grey structure of double storey Premium Quality house is Rs.8,990,000

Cost of finishing of double storey Premium Quality house is Rs. 11,600,000

Cost of constructing double storey Premium Quality house is Rs. 20,590,000

DOUBLE STOREY HOUSE WITH BASEMENT (HOUSE WITH BASEMENT & GROUND FLOOR)

BASEMENT DOUBLE STOREY BUDGET HOUSE

Cost of Grey structure of Basement double storey budget house is Rs. 6,872,000

Cost of finishing of Basement double storey budget house is Rs. 6,630,000

Cost of constructing Basement double storey budget house is Rs. 13,502,000

BASEMENT DOUBLE STOREY A QUALITY HOUSE

Cost of Grey structure of Basement double storey A Quality house is Rs. 7,687,000

Cost of finishing of Basement double storey A Quality house is Rs. 7,735,000

Cost of constructing Basement double storey A Quality house is Rs. 15,422,000

BASEMENT DOUBLE STOREY PREMIUM QUALITY HOUSE

Cost of Grey structure of basement double storey Premium Quality house is Rs. 7,687,000

Cost of finishing of basement double storey Premium Quality house is Rs. 8,840,000

Cost of constructing basement double storey Premium Quality house is Rs. 16,527,000

TRIPLE STOREY HOUSE WITH BASEMENT

TRIPLE STOREY BASEMENT BUDGET HOUSE

Cost of Grey structure of Basement triple storey budget house is Rs. 10,932,000

Cost of finishing of Basement triple storey budget house is Rs. 10,980,000

Cost of constructing Basement triple storey budget house is Rs. 21,912,000

TRIPLE STOREY BASEMENT A QUALITY HOUSE

Cost of Grey structure of Basement triple storey A Quality house is Rs. 12,182,000

Cost of finishing of Basement triple storey A Quality house is Rs. 12,810,000

Cost of constructing Basement triple storey A Quality house is Rs. 24,992,000

TRIPLE STOREY BASEMENT PREMIUM QUALITY HOUSE

Cost of Grey structure of basement triple storey Premium Quality house is Rs. 12,182,000

Cost of finishing of basement triple storey Premium Quality house is Rs. 14,640,000

Cost of constructing basement triple storey Premium Quality house is Rs. 26,822,000

TRIPLE STOREY HOUSE WITHOUT BASEMENT (GROUND, FIRST & SECOND FLOOR)

TRIPLE STOREY BUDGET HOUSE

Cost of Grey structure of triple storey budget house is Rs. 12,052,000

Cost of finishing of triple storey budget house is Rs. 12,180,000

Cost of constructing triple storey budget house is Rs. 24,232,000

TRIPLE STOREY A QUALITY HOUSE

Cost of Grey structure of triple storey A Quality house is Rs. 13,422,000

Cost of finishing of triple storey A Quality house is Rs. 14,210,000

Cost of constructing triple storey A Quality house is Rs. 27,632,000

TRIPLE STOREY PREMIUM QUALITY HOUSE

Cost of Grey structure of triple storey Premium Quality house is Rs. 13,422,000

Cost of finishing of triple storey Premium Quality house is Rs. 16,240,000

Cost of constructing triple storey Premium Quality house is Rs. 29,662,000

These are the tentative costs and may vary a bit with the regions, soil conditions and lots of other factors. This is to give you an idea of cost of construction though if you want to have fair estimates, get BOQs made for the plan that you plan to construct.

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