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

🙂 Solo nomad: Gilgit is 65.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 68.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gilgit is 62.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 76.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.73 PKR 490

$4.68 ฿151

-63.03%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.55 PKR 2,979

$46.4 ฿1,502

-77.26%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.2 PKR 1,185

$8.65 ฿280

-51.45%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.82 PKR 514

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.56 PKR 1,005

Cappuccino

$1.44 PKR 406

$3.09 ฿100

-53.40%

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

$0.31 PKR 88.9

$0.73 ฿23.53

-57.53%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 PKR 65.2

$0.37 ฿11.95

-37.84%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.39 ฿77.4

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.62 ฿117

Milk (1 liter)

$0.78 PKR 219

$2.24 ฿72.5

-65.18%

White Bread (500g)

$0.57 PKR 160

$1.8 ฿58.2

-68.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.17 PKR 329

$2.24 ฿72.3

-47.77%

Eggs

$1.3 PKR 368

$2.23 ฿72.1

-41.70%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.97 PKR 1,122

$19.31 ฿625

-79.44%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.98 PKR 841

$3.77 ฿122

-20.95%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.66 PKR 1,033

$13.05 ฿422

-71.95%

Apples (1kg)

$0.51 PKR 145

$3.28 ฿106

-84.45%

Banana (1kg)

$0.51 PKR 144

$1.63 ฿52.6

-68.71%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.62 PKR 176

$2.4 ฿77.7

-74.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.51 PKR 143

$1.99 ฿64.3

-74.37%

Potato (1kg)

$0.35 PKR 98.2

$1.53 ฿49.62

-77.12%

Onion (1kg)

$0.6 PKR 170

$1.49 ฿48.11

-59.73%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.33 PKR 93.9

$1.02 ฿32.87

-67.65%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.47 PKR 134

$0.48 ฿15.61

-2.08%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.27 PKR 359

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.93 PKR 262

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.04 PKR 575

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.9 PKR 537

$4.32 ฿140

-56.02%

Wine (Bottle)

$21.68 ฿702

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿57.3

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.79 ฿90.4

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.19 PKR 55

$1.35 ฿43.74

-85.93%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.18 PKR 2,027

$11.76 ฿380

-38.95%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.9 PKR 255

$3.15 ฿102

-71.43%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.41 PKR 115

$1 ฿32.3

-59.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.8 PKR 509

$13.64 ฿442

-86.80%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.98 PKR 275

$1.3 ฿42.2

-24.62%

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

$21.2K PKR 6M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-22.57%

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

$23K PKR 6.5M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-32.07%

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

$102 PKR 28.8K

$123 ฿3,970

-16.94%

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

$1.99 PKR 563

$13.93 ฿451

-85.71%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.68 PKR 3,863

$18.24 ฿590

-25.00%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.52 PKR 3,537

$60.8 ฿1,966

-79.39%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.06 PKR 1,711

$17.11 ฿554

-64.58%

Cinema Ticket

$3.48 PKR 983

$9.07 ฿294

-61.63%

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

$14.06 PKR 3,970

$694 ฿22.5K

-97.97%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,125 PKR 317.6K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-92.92%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.03 PKR 4,244

$57.5 ฿1,861

-73.87%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.3 PKR 6,299

$34.51 ฿1,117

-35.38%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71 PKR 20.1K

$115 ฿3,727

-38.33%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$28.98 PKR 8,186

$84.8 ฿2,743

-65.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$75.1 PKR 21.2K

$611 ฿19.8K

-87.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$52.8 PKR 14.9K

$442 ฿14.3K

-88.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$169 PKR 47.8K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-91.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$108 PKR 30.4K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-92.63%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$568 PKR 160.4K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-86.62%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$442 PKR 124.8K

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-84.70%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$176 PKR 49.7K

$697 ฿22.5K

-74.73%

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: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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