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Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Mehar Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Mehar

๐Ÿ˜ Solo nomad: Phuket is 144.2% more expensive than Mehar without rent, and 214.7% more expensive with rent.
๐Ÿ˜ Family of 3: Phuket is 238.4% more expensive than Mehar without rent, and 332.8% more expensive with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Phuket
Mehar
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.51 เธฟ142
$1.81 PKRย 512
149.17%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.08 เธฟ1,449
$10.73 PKRย 3,027
329.45%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.78 เธฟ276
$4.04 PKRย 1,138
117.33%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$1.78 PKRย 503
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.49 PKRย 984
-
Cappuccino
$3.09 เธฟ97.0
$1.44 PKRย 407
114.58%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.70 เธฟ21.97
$0.35 PKRย 97.4
100.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.40 เธฟ12.46
$0.21 PKRย 59.1
90.48%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.40 เธฟ75.5
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.68 เธฟ116
-
-
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Mehar
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.25 เธฟ70.6
$0.72 PKRย 203
212.50%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 เธฟ58.8
$0.61 PKRย 171
206.56%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.22 เธฟ69.8
$1.21 PKRย 341
83.47%
Eggs
$2.23 เธฟ70.1
$1.12 PKRย 315
99.11%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.68 เธฟ619
$6.18 PKRย 1,742
218.45%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.66 เธฟ115
$2.60 PKRย 734
40.77%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.09 เธฟ411
$3.61 PKRย 1,019
262.60%
Apples (1kg)
$3.38 เธฟ106
$1.00 PKRย 283
238.00%
Banana (1kg)
$1.69 เธฟ53.3
$0.61 PKRย 171
177.05%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.33 เธฟ73.2
$0.67 PKRย 189
247.76%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.98 เธฟ62.4
$0.51 PKRย 145
288.24%
Potato (1kg)
$1.55 เธฟ48.77
$0.37 PKRย 105
318.92%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 เธฟ47.42
$0.50 PKRย 142
202.00%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.98 เธฟ30.84
$0.31 PKRย 86.2
216.13%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 เธฟ15.01
$0.34 PKRย 95.7
41.18%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
-
$1.36 PKRย 385
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$0.92 PKRย 259
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.95 PKRย 550
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.35 เธฟ137
$1.92 PKRย 541
126.56%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.65 เธฟ649
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 เธฟ55.8
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.75 เธฟ86.6
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๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Phuket
Mehar
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.37 เธฟ43.19
$0.19 PKRย 52.8
621.05%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.36 เธฟ357
$6.96 PKRย 1,962
63.22%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 เธฟ97.8
$0.90 PKRย 253
245.56%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.05 เธฟ32.96
$0.40 PKRย 113
162.50%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.72 เธฟ431
$1.75 PKRย 494
684.00%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 เธฟ42.16
$0.91 PKRย 255
47.25%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.7K เธฟ869.6K
$21.2K PKRย 6.0M
30.24%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.6K เธฟ1.1M
$23.1K PKRย 6.5M
45.64%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Mehar
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$122 เธฟ3,835
$102 PKRย 28.9K
19.10%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.61 เธฟ428
$3.97 PKRย 1,120
242.82%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.49 เธฟ581
$13.90 PKRย 3,919
33.02%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Mehar
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$61.7 เธฟ1,939
$12.29 PKRย 3,467
401.95%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.70 เธฟ525
$5.88 PKRย 1,658
184.01%
Cinema Ticket
$9.09 เธฟ286
$3.51 PKRย 990
158.97%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Phuket
Mehar
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$702 เธฟ22.1K
$29.32 PKRย 8,267
2295.67%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.0K เธฟ502.8K
$1,118 PKRย 315.2K
1330.47%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Mehar
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$58.9 เธฟ1,851
$14.99 PKRย 4,227
292.80%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.41 เธฟ1,082
$21.98 PKRย 6,199
56.55%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 เธฟ3,545
$69.5 PKRย 19.6K
62.36%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.7 เธฟ2,662
$29.31 PKRย 8,265
188.84%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Mehar
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$606 เธฟ19.1K
$74.4 PKRย 21.0K
714.76%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$435 เธฟ13.7K
$51.1 PKRย 14.4K
751.66%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,069 เธฟ65.0K
$164 PKRย 46.2K
1163.24%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,473 เธฟ46.3K
$105 PKRย 29.7K
1297.64%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,445 เธฟ139.8K
$791 PKRย 223.0K
462.24%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 เธฟ93.9K
$517 PKRย 145.9K
477.39%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Mehar
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$547 เธฟ17.2K
$107 PKRย 30.3K
410.19%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
19
-71.95%

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Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Mehar: January 13, 2026

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