Cost of Living Comparison Between Gilgit and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Gilgit and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Gilgit is 69.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 68% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gilgit is 68.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 77.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.76 PKR 496

$4.51 ฿142

-60.98%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.65 PKR 3,003

$46.08 ฿1,449

-76.89%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.19 PKR 1,180

$8.78 ฿276

-52.28%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.79 PKR 506

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.58 PKR 1,008

Cappuccino

$1.51 PKR 426

$3.09 ฿97.0

-51.13%

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

$0.34 PKR 96.6

$0.70 ฿21.97

-51.43%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.21 PKR 59.1

$0.40 ฿12.46

-47.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

Milk (1 liter)

$0.73 PKR 205

$2.25 ฿70.6

-67.56%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 PKR 168

$1.87 ฿58.8

-68.45%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.16 PKR 326

$2.22 ฿69.8

-47.75%

Eggs

$1.30 PKR 365

$2.23 ฿70.1

-41.70%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.92 PKR 1,104

$19.68 ฿619

-80.08%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.87 PKR 810

$3.66 ฿115

-21.58%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.75 PKR 1,057

$13.09 ฿411

-71.35%

Apples (1kg)

$0.51 PKR 143

$3.38 ฿106

-84.91%

Banana (1kg)

$0.55 PKR 155

$1.69 ฿53.3

-67.46%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.62 PKR 173

$2.33 ฿73.2

-73.39%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.51 PKR 145

$1.98 ฿62.4

-74.24%

Potato (1kg)

$0.35 PKR 98.5

$1.55 ฿48.77

-77.42%

Onion (1kg)

$0.59 PKR 166

$1.51 ฿47.42

-60.93%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.31 PKR 86.1

$0.98 ฿30.84

-68.37%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.45 PKR 127

$0.48 ฿15.01

-6.25%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.38 PKR 388

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.90 PKR 255

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.01 PKR 567

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.98 PKR 559

$4.35 ฿137

-54.48%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.17 PKR 46.92

$1.37 ฿43.19

-87.59%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.12 PKR 2,009

$11.36 ฿357

-37.32%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.84 PKR 237

$3.11 ฿97.8

-72.99%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.40 PKR 114

$1.05 ฿32.96

-61.90%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.76 PKR 496

$13.72 ฿431

-87.17%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.98 PKR 275

$1.34 ฿42.16

-26.87%

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

$21.4K PKR 6.0M

$27.7K ฿869.6K

-22.67%

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

$22.7K PKR 6.4M

$33.6K ฿1.1M

-32.51%

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

$102 PKR 28.7K

$122 ฿3,835

-16.59%

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

$1.92 PKR 541

$13.61 ฿428

-85.89%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.99 PKR 3,944

$18.49 ฿581

-24.34%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.62 PKR 3,559

$61.7 ฿1,939

-79.54%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.96 PKR 1,682

$16.70 ฿525

-64.31%

Cinema Ticket

$3.49 PKR 983

$9.09 ฿286

-61.61%

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

$13.89 PKR 3,916

$702 ฿22.1K

-98.02%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,105 PKR 311.6K

$16.0K ฿502.8K

-93.09%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.30 PKR 4,316

$58.9 ฿1,851

-74.01%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.74 PKR 6,130

$34.41 ฿1,082

-36.82%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70.6 PKR 19.9K

$113 ฿3,545

-37.42%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$28.61 PKR 8,067

$84.7 ฿2,662

-66.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$76.5 PKR 21.6K

$606 ฿19.1K

-87.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$52.0 PKR 14.6K

$435 ฿13.7K

-88.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$166 PKR 46.9K

$2,069 ฿65.0K

-91.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$105 PKR 29.7K

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-92.86%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$760 PKR 214.4K

$4,445 ฿139.8K

-82.90%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$554 PKR 156.2K

$2,988 ฿93.9K

-81.46%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$177 PKR 49.8K

$547 ฿17.2K

-67.74%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

256.47%

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

Last update for Gilgit: January 13, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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