1 Kanal House Construction Cost in Pakistan (2026)

Rates last updated: 15 October 2026Page updated: 15 October 2026By Ali Ahmad

Quick answer: a 1 Kanal (20 Marla) plot is 4,500 sq ft. A single storey complete house (about 2,925 sq ft covered, standard quality, Lahore rates) costs about PKR 13,271,038, and a double storey house (about 5,850 sq ft) costs about PKR 26,967,262. Grey structure only comes to about PKR 8,919,788 single storey or PKR 18,374,762 double storey. Most owners on this size build double storey.

How Big Is a 1 Kanal Plot?

1 Kanal (20 Marla) = 4,500 sq ft (500 sq yd or gaz, about 418 m², 1 Kanal) under the common 225 sq ft Marla. Common plot dimensions: 50 × 90 ft. Under the older 272.25 sq ft Marla the same plot is 5,445 sq ft.

1 Kanal equals 20 Marla, or 4,500 sq ft of land (1 Marla = 225 sq ft) — the largest of the commonly built residential plot sizes in Pakistan, typical of premium housing societies and upscale suburbs in Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi. A 1 Kanal house is almost always built double storey (sometimes with a basement) to make full use of the plot for larger bedrooms, multiple lounges, a study, and often a servant portion and a proper driveway with landscaping.

Using typical building-bylaw coverage ratios for a plot this size (around 65% ground coverage, doubled across two floors), this calculator suggests approximately 5,850 sq ft of total covered area for a double storey 1 Kanal house — noticeably less than a simple linear scale-up from smaller plots, because larger plots are required to keep proportionally more open lawn, driveway and setback area under most housing-society bylaws.

Note: this guide uses 1 Kanal = 20 Marla = 4,500 sq ft, based on the most common “Society Marla” standard of 225 sq ft. Under the older Patwari / revenue-record standard (272.25 sq ft per Marla), 1 Kanal is actually 5,445 sq ft instead — a meaningful difference. If your plot’s own record uses 250, 272 or 272.25 sq ft per Marla, select it from the “Marla / Kanal Standard” dropdown in the calculator above (see our full guide to Pakistan’s Marla & Kanal standards for a detailed comparison). Only the plot-size-to-sq-ft conversion changes; once your covered area is set correctly, every cost figure on this page still applies.

1 Kanal House Construction Cost: Grey Structure vs Complete House

Using standard 2026 Lahore market rates and 5,850 sq ft of total covered area, the table below shows the full range from grey structure to premium finishing:

Based on a 5,850 sq ft, double storey covered area in Lahore. A turnkey (fully fitted-out, move-in-ready) 1 Kanal build typically runs higher still — select “Turnkey” in the calculator above to see that figure.

Material Quantities for a 1 Kanal House

For 5,850 sq ft of total covered area at standard quality and typical design complexity, a double storey 1 Kanal house needs approximately:

For a structure-only budget priced against your own supplier quotations, use the Grey Structure Cost Calculator.

What a 1 Kanal House Budget Should Include

At this scale, several cost heads that are optional or minor on a smaller plot become significant: a boundary wall and gate long enough to enclose a 4,500 sq ft plot, a driveway and hard landscaping, higher government approval/NOC fees (typically charged per Marla, so 20 Marla adds up quickly), and often a basement or larger structural spans that increase steel requirements beyond the simple per-square-foot average. Tick “Include Boundary Wall” and “Include Approval Fee” in the calculator above to fold these into your total budget rather than discovering them mid-project.

Ways to Save on a 1 Kanal House Budget

On a project this size, even a small percentage saving is a large absolute amount — which is exactly why finalizing drawings and a full Bill of Quantities before breaking ground matters most here. Buying cement and steel in bulk directly from suppliers (rather than through a contractor markup), getting at least three detailed, itemized quotations, and keeping the structural design efficient rather than architecturally complex can each save several percent. These strategies, along with a full grey-vs-complete-vs-turnkey comparison, are covered in the full construction cost guide on our home page.