Cost of Living Comparison Between Islamabad and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Islamabad and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Islamabad is 53.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 56.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Islamabad is 56.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 64.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.85 PKR 806

$4.68 ฿151

-39.10%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.4 PKR 4,068

$46.4 ฿1,502

-68.97%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.28 PKR 1,491

$8.65 ฿280

-38.96%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 PKR 496

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.83 PKR 1,083

Cappuccino

$2.01 PKR 567

$3.09 ฿100

-34.95%

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

$0.39 PKR 111

$0.73 ฿23.53

-46.58%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.24 PKR 68.1

$0.37 ฿11.95

-35.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.39 ฿77.4

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.62 ฿117

Milk (1 liter)

$1 PKR 282

$2.24 ฿72.5

-55.36%

White Bread (500g)

$0.67 PKR 188

$1.8 ฿58.2

-62.78%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.22 PKR 344

$2.24 ฿72.3

-45.54%

Eggs

$1.27 PKR 358

$2.23 ฿72.1

-43.05%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.15 PKR 1,736

$19.31 ฿625

-68.15%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.55 PKR 1,004

$3.77 ฿122

-5.84%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.31 PKR 1,216

$13.05 ฿422

-66.97%

Apples (1kg)

$1.03 PKR 292

$3.28 ฿106

-68.60%

Banana (1kg)

$0.85 PKR 239

$1.63 ฿52.6

-47.85%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.9 PKR 255

$2.4 ฿77.7

-62.50%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.59 PKR 167

$1.99 ฿64.3

-70.35%

Potato (1kg)

$0.42 PKR 118

$1.53 ฿49.62

-72.55%

Onion (1kg)

$0.52 PKR 148

$1.49 ฿48.11

-65.10%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.31 PKR 87.3

$1.02 ฿32.87

-69.61%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.4 PKR 114

$0.48 ฿15.61

-16.67%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.78 PKR 503

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 PKR 247

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.96 PKR 554

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.17 PKR 613

$4.32 ฿140

-49.77%

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 53

$1.35 ฿43.74

-85.93%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.95 PKR 1,964

$11.76 ฿380

-40.90%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.85 PKR 239

$3.15 ฿102

-73.02%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.44 PKR 123

$1 ฿32.3

-56.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.9 PKR 820

$13.64 ฿442

-78.74%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.98 PKR 277

$1.3 ฿42.2

-24.62%

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

$21.6K PKR 6.1M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-21.10%

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

$26K PKR 7.3M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-23.41%

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

$111 PKR 31.3K

$123 ฿3,970

-9.71%

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

$5.35 PKR 1,512

$13.93 ฿451

-61.59%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.38 PKR 5,191

$18.24 ฿590

0.77%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.44 PKR 6,339

$60.8 ฿1,966

-63.06%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.02 PKR 1,700

$17.11 ฿554

-64.82%

Cinema Ticket

$4.3 PKR 1,214

$9.07 ฿294

-52.59%

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

$59.2 PKR 16.7K

$694 ฿22.5K

-91.48%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,713 PKR 766.3K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-82.93%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$21.17 PKR 5,980

$57.5 ฿1,861

-63.19%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.14 PKR 7,947

$34.51 ฿1,117

-18.46%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87.7 PKR 24.8K

$115 ฿3,727

-23.86%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.86 PKR 11.3K

$84.8 ฿2,743

-52.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$202 PKR 57K

$611 ฿19.8K

-66.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$112 PKR 31.5K

$442 ฿14.3K

-74.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$499 PKR 141.1K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-75.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$298 PKR 84.3K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-79.55%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,315 PKR 371.4K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-69.01%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$781 PKR 220.5K

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-72.95%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$289 PKR 81.6K

$697 ฿22.5K

-58.53%

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 Islamabad: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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