Cost of Living Comparison Between Karachi and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Karachi and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Karachi is 61% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 60.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Karachi is 60.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 70.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.08 PKR 588

$4.68 ฿151

-55.56%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.27 PKR 3,465

$46.4 ฿1,502

-73.56%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.07 PKR 1,149

$8.65 ฿280

-52.95%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2 PKR 565

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.14 PKR 1,453

Cappuccino

$1.84 PKR 519

$3.09 ฿100

-40.45%

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

$0.37 PKR 104

$0.73 ฿23.53

-49.32%

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)

$0.8 PKR 225

$2.24 ฿72.5

-64.29%

White Bread (500g)

$0.55 PKR 155

$1.8 ฿58.2

-69.44%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.13 PKR 319

$2.24 ฿72.3

-49.55%

Eggs

$1.18 PKR 332

$2.23 ฿72.1

-47.09%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.54 PKR 1,846

$19.31 ฿625

-66.13%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.24 PKR 915

$3.77 ฿122

-14.06%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.08 PKR 1,435

$13.05 ฿422

-61.07%

Apples (1kg)

$1.08 PKR 306

$3.28 ฿106

-67.07%

Banana (1kg)

$0.55 PKR 155

$1.63 ฿52.6

-66.26%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.89 PKR 250

$2.4 ฿77.7

-62.92%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.54 PKR 152

$1.99 ฿64.3

-72.86%

Potato (1kg)

$0.38 PKR 108

$1.53 ฿49.62

-75.16%

Onion (1kg)

$0.47 PKR 133

$1.49 ฿48.11

-68.46%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.36 PKR 100

$1.02 ฿32.87

-64.71%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.44 PKR 124

$0.48 ฿15.61

-8.33%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.22 PKR 344

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.31 PKR 371

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.12 PKR 599

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.18 PKR 616

$4.32 ฿140

-49.54%

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)

$0.37 PKR 103

$1.35 ฿43.74

-72.59%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.28 PKR 1,772

$11.76 ฿380

-46.60%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.7 PKR 197

$3.15 ฿102

-77.78%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.66 PKR 187

$1 ฿32.3

-34.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.72 PKR 485

$13.64 ฿442

-87.39%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.93 PKR 263

$1.3 ฿42.2

-28.46%

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

$16.8K PKR 4.7M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-38.73%

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

$25K PKR 7.1M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-26.31%

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

$136 PKR 38.3K

$123 ฿3,970

10.54%

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

$4.88 PKR 1,379

$13.93 ฿451

-64.97%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.36 PKR 3,775

$18.24 ฿590

-26.75%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.31 PKR 4,325

$60.8 ฿1,966

-74.80%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.22 PKR 4,016

$17.11 ฿554

-16.89%

Cinema Ticket

$4.35 PKR 1,230

$9.07 ฿294

-52.04%

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

$57.7 PKR 16.3K

$694 ฿22.5K

-91.69%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,350 PKR 381.3K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-91.51%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.87 PKR 5,047

$57.5 ฿1,861

-68.93%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.27 PKR 7,138

$34.51 ฿1,117

-26.77%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.4 PKR 18.5K

$115 ฿3,727

-43.24%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.61 PKR 10.1K

$84.8 ฿2,743

-57.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$121 PKR 34.2K

$611 ฿19.8K

-80.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$75.9 PKR 21.4K

$442 ฿14.3K

-82.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$321 PKR 90.7K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-84.05%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$182 PKR 51.4K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-87.53%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$576 PKR 162.7K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-86.42%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$365 PKR 103.2K

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-87.34%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$190 PKR 53.8K

$697 ฿22.5K

-72.67%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

17.8

5.33

233.96%

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

Last update for Karachi: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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