Cost of Living Comparison Between Karak and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Karak and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Karak is 64.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 67.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Karak is 67.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 76.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$0.73 PKR 207

$4.68 ฿151

-84.40%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$6.86 PKR 1,939

$46.4 ฿1,502

-85.22%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.23 PKR 1,476

$8.65 ฿280

-39.54%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.74 PKR 209

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.95 PKR 1,115

Cappuccino

$0.54 PKR 153

$3.09 ฿100

-82.52%

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

$0.33 PKR 94.4

$0.73 ฿23.53

-54.79%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.24 PKR 67.8

$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)

$1.01 PKR 284

$2.24 ฿72.5

-54.91%

White Bread (500g)

$0.54 PKR 153

$1.8 ฿58.2

-70.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.04 PKR 294

$2.24 ฿72.3

-53.57%

Eggs

$1.03 PKR 292

$2.23 ฿72.1

-53.81%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$1.79 PKR 505

$19.31 ฿625

-90.73%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.87 PKR 811

$3.77 ฿122

-23.87%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.14 PKR 1,168

$13.05 ฿422

-68.28%

Apples (1kg)

$0.69 PKR 196

$3.28 ฿106

-78.96%

Banana (1kg)

$0.54 PKR 153

$1.63 ฿52.6

-66.87%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.68 PKR 192

$2.4 ฿77.7

-71.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.6 PKR 169

$1.99 ฿64.3

-69.85%

Potato (1kg)

$0.41 PKR 116

$1.53 ฿49.62

-73.20%

Onion (1kg)

$0.54 PKR 151

$1.49 ฿48.11

-63.76%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.16 PKR 46.17

$1.02 ฿32.87

-84.31%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.24 PKR 67.5

$0.48 ฿15.61

-50.00%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.38 PKR 391

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.92 PKR 259

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.02 PKR 571

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.09 PKR 589

$4.32 ฿140

-51.62%

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)

$0.18 PKR 51.7

$1.35 ฿43.74

-86.67%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.2 PKR 2,032

$11.76 ฿380

-38.78%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.86 PKR 243

$3.15 ฿102

-72.70%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.44 PKR 123

$1 ฿32.3

-56.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.77 PKR 783

$13.64 ฿442

-79.69%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.99 PKR 278

$1.3 ฿42.2

-23.85%

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

$21.3K PKR 6M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-22.01%

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

$26.8K PKR 7.6M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-21.03%

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

$114 PKR 32.2K

$123 ฿3,970

-7.01%

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

$5.43 PKR 1,534

$13.93 ฿451

-61.02%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$19 PKR 5,365

$18.24 ฿590

4.17%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.56 PKR 3,548

$60.8 ฿1,966

-79.33%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6 PKR 1,696

$17.11 ฿554

-64.93%

Cinema Ticket

$4.19 PKR 1,183

$9.07 ฿294

-53.80%

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

$59.3 PKR 16.8K

$694 ฿22.5K

-91.46%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,095 PKR 309.4K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-93.11%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$21.76 PKR 6,146

$57.5 ฿1,861

-62.16%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.79 PKR 7,850

$34.51 ฿1,117

-19.47%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$90.1 PKR 25.4K

$115 ฿3,727

-21.79%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.7 PKR 11.2K

$84.8 ฿2,743

-53.17%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$73.9 PKR 20.9K

$611 ฿19.8K

-87.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$51.2 PKR 14.5K

$442 ฿14.3K

-88.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$164 PKR 46.2K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-91.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$108 PKR 30.5K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-92.61%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$535 PKR 151K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-87.40%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$494 PKR 139.5K

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-82.89%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$697 ฿22.5K

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 Karak: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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