5 marla house construction cost (2026): grey structure and finished, by city

A 5 marla house construction cost in Lahore is about Rs 58.26 lakh for grey structure and Rs 95.44 lakh finished, on Zameen’s calculator, updated 16 October 2026. That is for a double storey of about 2,025 sq ft, at Rs 2,877 and Rs 4,713 a sq ft. The builder Avenir Developments estimates Rs 57.6 to 67.2 lakh for grey structure in Lahore.

Neither is a quote. Below we break down what is inside those totals, what the main materials cost in 10 cities at official September 2026 prices, and how much LDA’s rules let you build on 5 marla.

5 marla house construction cost by city in 2026

Source: Zameen.com construction cost calculator, “with material”, prices last updated 16 October 2026. Its 5 marla house has 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms and 2 kitchens.

Zameen’s pages for Rawalpindi, Multan, Peshawar and Quetta showed identical fallback figures with no labour, so we left them out. Avenir’s standard grey structure rate is higher than Zameen’s: Rs 3,300 a sq ft in Lahore and Rs 3,500 in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and DHA Lahore. Avenir says DHA costs about 6% more because of its extra inspection stages.

What is inside a 5 marla grey structure estimate?

Zameen splits its Lahore grey structure figure of Rs 58.26 lakh like this:

Materials are Rs 48.52 lakh of the total and labour Rs 9.74 lakh, so labour is about 17% (our calculation). Pumps and drains alone are Rs 3.06 lakh of the plumbing line.

Finishing adds about Rs 37 lakh. Zameen’s largest finishing items for 5 marla are tiles (Rs 10.65 lakh), paint and ceilings (Rs 5.59 lakh), wardrobes and cabinets (Rs 4.41 lakh), wires and cables (Rs 3.61 lakh) and bathroom fittings (Rs 3.78 lakh).

How much cement, steel and bricks does a 5 marla house need?

Our construction material calculator uses published rules of thumb per sq ft and PBS (Pakistan Bureau of Statistics) prices. For a 1,975 sq ft double storey with load-bearing brick walls:

These are estimates from rules of thumb, not an engineer’s bill of quantities. A full RCC frame (concrete columns and beams) uses more: about 751 to 869 bags and 5.5 to 7.1 tonnes of steel for the same house.

What do the main materials cost in your city?

The same quantities priced at each city’s PBS prices for September 2026. These totals cover cement, steel, bricks, sand and crush only. Labour, plumbing, wiring, excavation and finishing are extra.

1,975 sq ft covered, our calculator, PBS prices for September 2026. Steel is priced at PBS’s Grade 40 rate; the published take-offs behind these rules assume Grade 60, which costs more, so the steel cost is on the low side.

Zameen’s own Lahore figure for the same materials, Rs 41.37 lakh (bricks, cement, sand, crush, excavation and steel), sits just above our load-bearing range. Its house is slightly bigger, and its line includes excavation.

How big can a 5 marla house be in Lahore?

In LDA-approved schemes, the ground floor may cover 75% of a 1,125 sq ft plot, about 844 sq ft. You must leave 5 ft at the front and 5 ft at the rear. Up to 3 storeys and 38 ft are allowed, so two floors come to about 1,688 sq ft and three to about 2,531 sq ft.

That is less than the published examples assume: Zameen’s 2021 breakdown has a 910 sq ft ground floor and 1,975 sq ft in all with the mumty (the stair room on the roof). At Zameen’s rates, LDA’s two floors plus a 175 sq ft mumty (1,863 sq ft) come to about Rs 53.6 lakh grey and Rs 87.8 lakh finished (our calculation).

DHA Lahore has its own rules: a 5 ft front and 3 ft rear space, and a first floor of up to 100% of the ground floor, according to Avenir’s summary. See covered area and setbacks in Lahore for every plot size.

What makes a 5 marla house cost more or less?

• Structure. A full RCC frame needs about twice the steel of load-bearing brick walls, which adds about Rs 9 lakh of materials in Lahore on our calculator.
• 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 2.9 lakh grey and Rs 4.7 lakh finished at Zameen’s Lahore rates.
• Labour. PBS puts a mason at Rs 2,461 a day and a labourer at Rs 1,747 in Lahore (September 2026). Avenir puts labour at Rs 650 to 850 a sq ft in Lahore.

For the bigger plot, see 10 marla house construction cost. For the all-sizes overview, see house construction cost in Pakistan.

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