Cost of Living Comparison Between Swabi and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Swabi and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Swabi is 61.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 73.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Swabi is 66.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 77.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.86 PKR 801

$4.71 ฿151

-39.28%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.07 PKR 3,944

$45.87 ฿1,468

-69.33%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.81 PKR 788

$8.84 ฿283

-68.21%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.74 PKR 487

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.78 PKR 500

Cappuccino

$0.56 PKR 156

$3.06 ฿98

-81.70%

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

$0.27 PKR 74.8

$0.69 ฿22.16

-60.87%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.14 PKR 40.61

$0.39 ฿12.56

-64.10%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.49 ฿79.6

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.72 ฿119

Milk (1 liter)

$0.66 PKR 185

$2.18 ฿69.8

-69.72%

White Bread (500g)

$0.33 PKR 93.4

$1.8 ฿57.5

-81.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.91 PKR 256

$2.23 ฿71.4

-59.19%

Eggs

$1.09 PKR 306

$2.23 ฿71.4

-51.12%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.24 PKR 1,749

$19.66 ฿629

-68.26%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.36 PKR 662

$3.77 ฿121

-37.40%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$2.73 PKR 764

$13.53 ฿433

-79.82%

Apples (1kg)

$0.55 PKR 153

$3.24 ฿104

-83.02%

Banana (1kg)

$0.37 PKR 103

$1.62 ฿51.9

-77.16%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.55 PKR 155

$2.4 ฿76.8

-77.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.27 PKR 75.5

$2.08 ฿66.5

-87.02%

Potato (1kg)

$0.16 PKR 45.41

$1.59 ฿50.7

-89.94%

Onion (1kg)

$0.52 PKR 145

$1.49 ฿47.76

-65.10%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.33 PKR 93.5

$1.01 ฿32.46

-67.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.27 PKR 75.5

$0.48 ฿15.46

-43.75%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.44 PKR 405

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.74 PKR 208

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.05 PKR 573

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.17 PKR 608

$4.48 ฿143

-51.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.34 ฿651

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.86 ฿59.5

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.7 ฿86.3

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.18 PKR 50.2

$1.43 ฿45.79

-87.41%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.01 PKR 1,964

$11.47 ฿367

-38.88%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.73 PKR 203

$3.04 ฿97.4

-75.99%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.19 PKR 52.6

$1.04 ฿33.18

-81.73%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.75 PKR 490

$13.64 ฿437

-87.17%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.96 PKR 270

$1.35 ฿43.31

-28.89%

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

$10.4K PKR 2.9M

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-61.58%

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

$12.5K PKR 3.5M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-62.51%

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

$53.4 PKR 15K

$122 ฿3,905

-56.23%

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

$3.6 PKR 1,008

$13.61 ฿435

-73.55%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.34 PKR 5,140

$18.36 ฿588

-0.11%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.45 PKR 3,489

$59.9 ฿1,915

-79.20%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.09 PKR 1,706

$16.84 ฿539

-63.84%

Cinema Ticket

$4.35 PKR 1,220

$8.92 ฿285

-51.23%

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

$18.03 PKR 5,053

$684 ฿21.9K

-97.36%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,109 PKR 310.7K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-93.11%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$3.59 PKR 1,006

$58.2 ฿1,862

-93.83%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.22 PKR 7,910

$34.38 ฿1,100

-17.92%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.2 PKR 24.7K

$113 ฿3,631

-22.29%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$40.56 PKR 11.4K

$84.9 ฿2,716

-52.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$73.8 PKR 20.7K

$621 ฿19.9K

-88.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$52.8 PKR 14.8K

$441 ฿14.1K

-88.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$167 PKR 46.9K

$2,063 ฿66K

-91.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$108 PKR 30.3K

$1,469 ฿47K

-92.64%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$557 PKR 156.1K

$4,286 ฿137.1K

-87.00%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$555 PKR 155.6K

$2,957 ฿94.6K

-81.23%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$159 PKR 44.4K

$534 ฿17.1K

-70.32%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

181.43%

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

Last update for Swabi: December 1, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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