Cost of Living Comparison Between Abbottabad and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Abbottabad and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Abbottabad is 62% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 75.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Abbottabad is 64% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 79.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.79 PKR 501

$4.71 ฿151

-62.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.28 PKR 3,441

$45.87 ฿1,468

-73.23%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.35 PKR 1,499

$8.84 ฿283

-39.48%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.82 PKR 509

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.8 PKR 505

Cappuccino

$1.4 PKR 392

$3.06 ฿98

-54.25%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.31 PKR 86

$0.69 ฿22.16

-55.07%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.21 PKR 58.7

$0.39 ฿12.56

-46.15%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.49 ฿79.6

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.72 ฿119

Milk (1 liter)

$0.81 PKR 228

$2.18 ฿69.8

-62.84%

White Bread (500g)

$0.66 PKR 184

$1.8 ฿57.5

-63.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.15 PKR 323

$2.23 ฿71.4

-48.43%

Eggs

$1.24 PKR 348

$2.23 ฿71.4

-44.39%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.63 PKR 1,016

$19.66 ฿629

-81.54%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.36 PKR 663

$3.77 ฿121

-37.40%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.48 PKR 1,254

$13.53 ฿433

-66.89%

Apples (1kg)

$0.9 PKR 251

$3.24 ฿104

-72.22%

Banana (1kg)

$0.74 PKR 208

$1.62 ฿51.9

-54.32%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.77 PKR 216

$2.4 ฿76.8

-67.92%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.5 PKR 139

$2.08 ฿66.5

-75.96%

Potato (1kg)

$0.3 PKR 83.1

$1.59 ฿50.7

-81.13%

Onion (1kg)

$0.49 PKR 137

$1.49 ฿47.76

-67.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.33 PKR 92.7

$1.01 ฿32.46

-67.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.19 PKR 52.8

$0.48 ฿15.46

-60.42%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.99 PKR 557

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.9 PKR 252

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.03 PKR 568

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.73 PKR 485

$4.48 ฿143

-61.38%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.34 ฿651

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.86 ฿59.5

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.7 ฿86.3

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.26 PKR 73.1

$1.43 ฿45.79

-81.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.89 PKR 1,932

$11.47 ฿367

-39.93%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.9 PKR 253

$3.04 ฿97.4

-70.39%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.43 PKR 121

$1.04 ฿33.18

-58.65%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.88 PKR 807

$13.64 ฿437

-78.89%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 PKR 272

$1.35 ฿43.31

-28.15%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$21.3K PKR 6M

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-21.85%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$25.9K PKR 7.3M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-22.69%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$44.13 PKR 12.4K

$122 ฿3,905

-63.84%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$2.97 PKR 833

$13.61 ฿435

-78.18%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.92 PKR 5,301

$18.36 ฿588

3.05%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$18.03 PKR 5,053

$59.9 ฿1,915

-69.87%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.56 PKR 997

$16.84 ฿539

-78.86%

Cinema Ticket

$4.35 PKR 1,218

$8.92 ฿285

-51.23%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$35.43 PKR 9,930

$684 ฿21.9K

-94.82%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$537 PKR 150.5K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-96.66%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$8.64 PKR 2,420

$58.2 ฿1,862

-85.15%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$6.99 PKR 1,960

$34.38 ฿1,100

-79.67%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$89.4 PKR 25K

$113 ฿3,631

-21.22%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$12.33 PKR 3,456

$84.9 ฿2,716

-85.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$35.03 PKR 9,816

$621 ฿19.9K

-94.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$21 PKR 5,887

$441 ฿14.1K

-95.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$167 PKR 46.8K

$2,063 ฿66K

-91.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$42.57 PKR 11.9K

$1,469 ฿47K

-97.10%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,286 ฿137.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,957 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$226 PKR 63.4K

$534 ฿17.1K

-57.64%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

20.2

5.33

278.99%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Abbottabad: November 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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