1 kanal house construction cost (2026): grey, finished and with basement

A 1 kanal house construction cost in Lahore is about Rs 1.88 crore for grey structure and Rs 2.83 crore finished, on Zameen’s calculator, updated 16 October 2026. That is for a double storey of about 6,300 sq ft, at Rs 2,985 and Rs 4,499 a sq ft. The builder Avenir Developments estimates Rs 1.82 to 2.08 crore for grey structure in Lahore, without a basement.

What you can build matters as much as the rate. LDA lets you cover about 2,925 sq ft a floor on a 50 x 90 ft plot, and DHA Lahore less. Below are the city figures, what is inside them, the basement, the main materials at official September 2026 prices, and what you can build in LDA schemes and DHA.

1 kanal house construction cost by city in 2026

Source: Zameen.com construction cost calculator, “with material”, prices last updated 16 October 2026. Its 1 kanal house has 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms and 2 kitchens.

Avenir’s grey structure estimates for 1 kanal, at its Q4 2026 standard rates: Rs 1.82 to 2.08 crore in Lahore, Rs 1.92 to 2.20 crore in DHA Lahore and Rs 1.93 to 2.21 crore in Islamabad. It assumes 5,500 to 6,300 sq ft above ground and says a complete house takes 11 to 12 months to build.

Grey structure costs more per sq ft on 1 kanal than on 10 marla in Zameen’s figures: Rs 2,985 against Rs 2,874 in Lahore. Finished, it is slightly cheaper: Rs 4,499 against Rs 4,550.

What is inside a 1 kanal grey structure estimate?

Zameen splits its Lahore grey structure figure of Rs 1.88 crore like this:

Labour is Rs 30.3 lakh of the total, about 16%. Finishing adds about Rs 95 lakh. Tiles are Rs 40.68 lakh of it, paint and ceilings Rs 17.39 lakh, wires and cables Rs 10.74 lakh, wardrobes and cabinets Rs 5.94 lakh, and bathroom fittings Rs 6.61 lakh.

How much does a basement add to a 1 kanal house?

Avenir prices a standard basement separately, per sq ft of basement:

A basement the size of an LDA ground floor, 2,925 sq ft, comes to about Rs 1.26 crore in Lahore (our calculation). That is about two-thirds of the grey cost of the floors above. Avenir lists the extra work: retaining walls, waterproofing, support for the excavation, and pumping out groundwater where needed. DHA asks for a Rs 100,000 refundable security if you dig with an excavator.

Under LDA’s rules a basement counts towards the floor area limit (FAR 1:2.6 on 1 kanal, or 11,700 sq ft in all). It must leave the same open spaces as the ground floor, each room needs at least 8 ft of height, and the foundations must not go under the neighbouring plots.

How big can a 1 kanal house be in Lahore and DHA?

In LDA-approved schemes, a 1 kanal house may cover 65% of the plot and rise 4 storeys and 45 ft. It must leave 10 ft at the front, 7 ft at the rear and 5 ft on one side. On a 50 x 90 ft plot the open spaces leave 3,285 sq ft, so the 65% cap of 2,925 sq ft a floor is the limit. Above 38 ft, LDA wants the structural drawings checked by an engineer on its panel.

DHA Lahore’s 1 kanal rules leave 15 ft 9 in at the front and 5 ft 4.5 in at the rear and both sides. That gives a ground floor of about 2,703 sq ft. The first floor is limited to 75% of the ground floor according to Zameen, or 80% according to Avenir’s copy of the bylaws.

Our calculation from the rules above. At Avenir’s DHA Lahore rate of Rs 3,500 a sq ft, the DHA house comes to Rs 1.66 to 1.70 crore grey. See covered area and setbacks in Lahore for the full rules.

LDA has changed its rules since the January 2020 copy we used. In April 2025, Pakistan Observer reported amendments that stop LDA approving apartment maps on 10 marla and 1 kanal plots and require greywater tanks on plots over 10 marla. Check the current rules before your drawings go in.

How much cement, steel and bricks does a 1 kanal house need?

Our construction material calculator uses published rules of thumb per sq ft. For a 5,950 sq ft double storey:

These are estimates from rules of thumb, not an engineer’s bill of quantities. A full RCC frame (concrete columns and beams) roughly doubles the steel. Which grade of steel to buy is covered in Grade 40 vs Grade 60 steel, and which cement in which cement is best.

What do the main materials cost in your city?

The same quantities at each city’s PBS (Pakistan Bureau of Statistics) prices for September 2026, still the latest month on 20 October 2026. Cement, steel, bricks, sand and crush only: labour, plumbing, wiring, excavation and finishing are extra.

5,950 sq ft covered, our calculator, PBS prices for September 2026. Steel is priced at PBS’s Grade 40 rate, the only grade PBS tracks, so the steel cost is on the low side if your drawings call for Grade 60.

Zameen’s own Lahore figure for these materials plus excavation, Rs 1.43 crore, falls near the top of our RCC range. Its house is bigger (6,300 sq ft), and its line includes excavation.

What makes a 1 kanal house cost more or less?

• Basement. At Avenir’s Lahore rate, each 1,000 sq ft of basement adds about Rs 43 lakh.
• Structure. A full RCC frame adds about Rs 28 lakh of materials in Lahore on our calculator, mostly steel.
• Where you build. DHA Lahore’s open spaces leave about 1,000 to 1,100 sq ft less on two floors than an LDA scheme, and Avenir’s DHA rate is Rs 200 a sq ft higher.
• Specification. Avenir’s Lahore grey rates run from Rs 3,000 a sq ft (its basic grade) to Rs 4,000 (luxury).
• Covered area. Every extra 100 sq ft adds about Rs 3 lakh grey and Rs 4.5 lakh finished at Zameen’s Lahore rates.

For smaller plots, see 5 marla house construction cost and 10 marla house construction cost. For all sizes, see house construction cost in Pakistan.

More guides: construction material prices, grey structure cost, contractor with material vs labour rate, home loans in Pakistan, marla to square feet.