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Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Nawabshah Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Nawabshah

๐Ÿ˜ Solo nomad: Phuket is 156.5% more expensive than Nawabshah without rent, and 181.3% more expensive with rent.
๐Ÿ˜ Family of 3: Phuket is 193.3% more expensive than Nawabshah without rent, and 298.7% more expensive with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Phuket
Nawabshah
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.51 เธฟ142
$2.14 PKRย 603
110.75%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.08 เธฟ1,449
$12.48 PKRย 3,520
269.23%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.78 เธฟ276
$3.98 PKRย 1,123
120.60%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$1.99 PKRย 562
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$5.27 PKRย 1,487
-
Cappuccino
$3.09 เธฟ97.0
$1.89 PKRย 532
63.49%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.70 เธฟ21.97
$0.34 PKRย 95.8
105.88%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.40 เธฟ12.46
$0.21 PKRย 59.0
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
Nawabshah
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.25 เธฟ70.6
$0.74 PKRย 210
204.05%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 เธฟ58.8
$0.31 PKRย 86.6
503.23%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.22 เธฟ69.8
$1.12 PKRย 315
98.21%
Eggs
$2.23 เธฟ70.1
$0.99 PKRย 279
125.25%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.68 เธฟ619
$6.62 PKRย 1,866
197.28%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.66 เธฟ115
$2.18 PKRย 614
67.89%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.09 เธฟ411
$3.73 PKRย 1,051
250.94%
Apples (1kg)
$3.38 เธฟ106
$1.05 PKRย 295
221.90%
Banana (1kg)
$1.69 เธฟ53.3
$0.43 PKRย 121
293.02%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.33 เธฟ73.2
$0.70 PKRย 196
232.86%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.98 เธฟ62.4
$0.28 PKRย 79.8
607.14%
Potato (1kg)
$1.55 เธฟ48.77
$0.26 PKRย 72.9
496.15%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 เธฟ47.42
$0.47 PKRย 132
221.28%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.98 เธฟ30.84
$0.38 PKRย 108
157.89%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 เธฟ15.01
$0.38 PKRย 106
26.32%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
-
$1.49 PKRย 419
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.31 PKRย 369
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.04 PKRย 575
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.35 เธฟ137
$1.59 PKRย 449
173.58%
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
-
-
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Phuket
Nawabshah
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.37 เธฟ43.19
$0.15 PKRย 43.49
813.33%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.36 เธฟ357
$7.24 PKRย 2,041
56.91%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 เธฟ97.8
$0.74 PKRย 210
320.27%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.05 เธฟ32.96
$0.61 PKRย 173
72.13%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.72 เธฟ431
$1.82 PKRย 512
653.85%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 เธฟ42.16
$0.89 PKRย 250
50.56%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.7K เธฟ869.6K
$16.8K PKRย 4.7M
64.99%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.6K เธฟ1.1M
$24.6K PKRย 6.9M
36.32%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Nawabshah
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$122 เธฟ3,835
$135 PKRย 38.1K
-9.70%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.61 เธฟ428
$5.02 PKRย 1,416
171.12%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.49 เธฟ581
$13.62 PKRย 3,839
35.76%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Nawabshah
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$61.7 เธฟ1,939
$12.48 PKRย 3,518
394.31%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.70 เธฟ525
$5.90 PKRย 1,665
183.05%
Cinema Ticket
$9.09 เธฟ286
$4.16 PKRย 1,173
118.51%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Phuket
Nawabshah
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$702 เธฟ22.1K
$58.4 PKRย 16.5K
1103.17%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.0K เธฟ502.8K
$1,389 PKRย 391.6K
1051.60%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Nawabshah
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$58.9 เธฟ1,851
$17.35 PKRย 4,894
239.37%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.41 เธฟ1,082
$25.44 PKRย 7,174
35.26%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 เธฟ3,545
$64.8 PKRย 18.3K
74.01%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.7 เธฟ2,662
$35.92 PKRย 10.1K
135.69%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Nawabshah
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$606 เธฟ19.1K
$73.7 PKRย 20.8K
722.84%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$435 เธฟ13.7K
$52.7 PKRย 14.8K
726.59%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,069 เธฟ65.0K
$168 PKRย 47.5K
1128.95%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,473 เธฟ46.3K
$106 PKRย 29.9K
1288.41%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,445 เธฟ139.8K
$754 PKRย 212.6K
489.70%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 เธฟ93.9K
$556 PKRย 156.8K
437.17%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Nawabshah
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$547 เธฟ17.2K
$123 PKRย 34.8K
343.37%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
17.8
-70.06%

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Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Nawabshah: January 12, 2026

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