Cost of Living Comparison Between Lahore and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Lahore and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Lahore is 60.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 60.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lahore is 61.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 70.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.15 PKR 608

$4.68 ฿151

-54.06%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.02 PKR 3,959

$46.4 ฿1,502

-69.78%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.14 PKR 1,169

$8.65 ฿280

-52.14%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.86 PKR 808

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.76 PKR 1,061

Cappuccino

$2.39 PKR 675

$3.09 ฿100

-22.65%

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

$0.33 PKR 92.6

$0.73 ฿23.53

-54.79%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 PKR 65.1

$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)

$0.9 PKR 253

$2.24 ฿72.5

-59.82%

White Bread (500g)

$0.57 PKR 161

$1.8 ฿58.2

-68.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.17 PKR 330

$2.24 ฿72.3

-47.77%

Eggs

$1.21 PKR 341

$2.23 ฿72.1

-45.74%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.14 PKR 1,734

$19.31 ฿625

-68.20%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.97 PKR 839

$3.77 ฿122

-21.22%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.55 PKR 1,285

$13.05 ฿422

-65.13%

Apples (1kg)

$1.02 PKR 289

$3.28 ฿106

-68.90%

Banana (1kg)

$0.59 PKR 167

$1.63 ฿52.6

-63.80%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.57 PKR 162

$2.4 ฿77.7

-76.25%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.48 PKR 135

$1.99 ฿64.3

-75.88%

Potato (1kg)

$0.33 PKR 92.2

$1.53 ฿49.62

-78.43%

Onion (1kg)

$0.51 PKR 145

$1.49 ฿48.11

-65.77%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.48 PKR 136

$1.02 ฿32.87

-52.94%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.38 PKR 108

$0.48 ฿15.61

-20.83%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$0.72 PKR 205

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 PKR 156

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.11 PKR 314

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.93 PKR 544

$4.32 ฿140

-55.32%

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)

$0.16 PKR 44.29

$1.35 ฿43.74

-88.15%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.93 PKR 1,958

$11.76 ฿380

-41.07%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.69 PKR 195

$3.15 ฿102

-78.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.53 PKR 150

$1 ฿32.3

-47.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.74 PKR 491

$13.64 ฿442

-87.24%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.95 PKR 269

$1.3 ฿42.2

-26.92%

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

$17.6K PKR 5M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-35.54%

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

$23.7K PKR 6.7M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-30.12%

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

$139 PKR 39.2K

$123 ฿3,970

13.28%

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

$5.34 PKR 1,508

$13.93 ฿451

-61.67%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.43 PKR 4,923

$18.24 ฿590

-4.44%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$13.73 PKR 3,878

$60.8 ฿1,966

-77.40%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.8 PKR 1,639

$17.11 ฿554

-66.10%

Cinema Ticket

$4.33 PKR 1,223

$9.07 ฿294

-52.26%

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

$34.68 PKR 9,796

$694 ฿22.5K

-95.00%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,254 PKR 354.3K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-92.11%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.12 PKR 4,270

$57.5 ฿1,861

-73.71%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.97 PKR 6,487

$34.51 ฿1,117

-33.44%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$73.5 PKR 20.8K

$115 ฿3,727

-36.16%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$29.55 PKR 8,345

$84.8 ฿2,743

-65.14%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$120 PKR 33.8K

$611 ฿19.8K

-80.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$77.8 PKR 22K

$442 ฿14.3K

-82.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$290 PKR 81.9K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-85.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$189 PKR 53.4K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-87.04%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$621 PKR 175.5K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-85.36%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$518 PKR 146.2K

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-82.07%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$165 PKR 46.6K

$697 ฿22.5K

-76.29%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

19.88

5.33

272.98%

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

Last update for Lahore: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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