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

🙂 Solo nomad: Gilgit is 68.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 69% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gilgit is 66.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 77% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.78 PKR 498

$4.65 ฿148

-61.72%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.53 PKR 2,945

$46.11 ฿1,463

-77.16%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.99 PKR 1,115

$8.74 ฿277

-54.35%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.74 PKR 488

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.56 PKR 997

Cappuccino

$1.51 PKR 423

$3.04 ฿96.4

-50.33%

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

$0.32 PKR 88.3

$0.72 ฿22.85

-55.56%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 PKR 64.6

$0.39 ฿12.41

-41.03%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.4

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

Milk (1 liter)

$0.72 PKR 202

$2.14 ฿68.0

-66.36%

White Bread (500g)

$0.60 PKR 168

$1.86 ฿59.0

-67.74%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.20 PKR 335

$2.19 ฿69.4

-45.21%

Eggs

$1.29 PKR 360

$2.25 ฿71.2

-42.67%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.98 PKR 1,112

$19.73 ฿626

-79.83%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.01 PKR 841

$3.79 ฿120

-20.58%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.77 PKR 1,054

$13.55 ฿430

-72.18%

Apples (1kg)

$0.54 PKR 152

$3.25 ฿103

-83.38%

Banana (1kg)

$0.52 PKR 145

$1.67 ฿53.0

-68.86%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.66 PKR 184

$2.39 ฿75.9

-72.38%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.51 PKR 143

$2.09 ฿66.4

-75.60%

Potato (1kg)

$0.37 PKR 104

$1.53 ฿48.50

-75.82%

Onion (1kg)

$0.64 PKR 179

$1.51 ฿47.89

-57.62%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.30 PKR 85.2

$0.99 ฿31.37

-69.70%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.47 PKR 132

$0.51 ฿16.33

-7.84%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.62 PKR 452

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.86 PKR 241

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.03 PKR 568

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.89 PKR 529

$4.27 ฿136

-55.74%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿644

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.8

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.8

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.17 PKR 48.67

$1.40 ฿44.54

-87.86%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.92 PKR 1,936

$11.70 ฿371

-40.85%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.91 PKR 255

$3.11 ฿98.7

-70.74%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.40 PKR 113

$0.99 ฿31.55

-59.60%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.72 PKR 481

$13.73 ฿436

-87.47%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.96 PKR 268

$1.32 ฿41.84

-27.27%

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

$21.3K PKR 6.0M

$27.2K ฿863.9K

-21.71%

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

$23.3K PKR 6.5M

$34.1K ฿1.1M

-31.83%

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

$100 PKR 28.1K

$120 ฿3,819

-16.59%

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

$1.99 PKR 556

$13.93 ฿442

-85.71%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.60 PKR 3,804

$18.31 ฿581

-25.72%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.21 PKR 3,415

$60.9 ฿1,933

-79.96%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.81 PKR 1,625

$17.23 ฿547

-66.28%

Cinema Ticket

$3.61 PKR 1,011

$8.71 ฿276

-58.55%

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

$13.94 PKR 3,900

$698 ฿22.1K

-98.00%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,121 PKR 313.4K

$15.7K ฿499.1K

-92.88%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.00 PKR 4,195

$57.6 ฿1,828

-73.98%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.70 PKR 6,069

$34.24 ฿1,086

-36.62%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$68.6 PKR 19.2K

$113 ฿3,590

-39.42%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$29.07 PKR 8,131

$84.8 ฿2,690

-65.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$74.7 PKR 20.9K

$604 ฿19.2K

-87.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$52.5 PKR 14.7K

$436 ฿13.8K

-87.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$168 PKR 47.1K

$2,057 ฿65.2K

-91.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$106 PKR 29.6K

$1,498 ฿47.5K

-92.93%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$767 PKR 214.6K

$4,252 ฿134.9K

-81.96%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$579 PKR 162.1K

$2,988 ฿94.8K

-80.61%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$177 PKR 49.6K

$529 ฿16.8K

-66.49%

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: March 3, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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