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

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 151.5% more expensive than Karachi without rent, and 161.4% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 163.7% more expensive than Karachi without rent, and 249.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$2.17 PKR 611

107.83%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$12.19 PKR 3,438

278.01%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$4.15 PKR 1,171

111.57%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.00 PKR 563

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.33 PKR 1,503

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$1.90 PKR 535

62.63%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$0.34 PKR 95.4

105.88%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.23 PKR 65.1

73.91%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$0.85 PKR 240

164.71%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$0.58 PKR 163

222.41%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$1.17 PKR 329

89.74%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$1.16 PKR 327

92.24%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$6.31 PKR 1,781

211.89%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$3.27 PKR 922

11.93%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$5.11 PKR 1,441

156.16%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$1.08 PKR 306

212.96%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$0.55 PKR 154

207.27%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$0.88 PKR 249

164.77%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$0.53 PKR 150

273.58%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$0.38 PKR 108

307.89%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$0.48 PKR 135

214.58%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$0.35 PKR 99.2

180.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.41 PKR 115

17.07%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.56 PKR 440

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.25 PKR 354

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.08 PKR 587

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$2.07 PKR 584

110.14%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$0.36 PKR 103

280.56%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$6.46 PKR 1,821

75.85%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$0.70 PKR 197

344.29%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$0.66 PKR 185

59.09%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$1.80 PKR 507

662.22%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$0.92 PKR 260

45.65%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$16.5K PKR 4.7M

67.56%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$25.4K PKR 7.2M

32.20%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$136 PKR 38.4K

-10.39%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$4.85 PKR 1,368

180.62%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$13.74 PKR 3,873

34.57%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$15.46 PKR 4,360

299.03%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$14.14 PKR 3,987

18.10%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$4.32 PKR 1,220

110.42%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$56.7 PKR 16.0K

1138.16%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$1,388 PKR 391.4K

1052.06%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$17.33 PKR 4,887

239.76%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$25.38 PKR 7,156

35.58%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$64.8 PKR 18.3K

74.04%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$35.62 PKR 10.0K

137.68%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$119 PKR 33.5K

410.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$73.6 PKR 20.7K

491.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$317 PKR 89.4K

552.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$178 PKR 50.3K

726.19%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$726 PKR 204.6K

512.73%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$435 PKR 122.6K

587.03%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$176 PKR 49.5K

211.73%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

17.8

-70.06%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Karachi: January 11, 2026

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