Cost of Living Comparison Between Swat and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Swat and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Swat is 65.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 66.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Swat is 66% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 73.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.8 PKR 784

$4.71 ฿151

-40.55%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$13.88 PKR 3,889

$45.87 ฿1,468

-69.74%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.18 PKR 1,452

$8.84 ฿283

-41.40%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.78 PKR 500

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.87 PKR 1,083

Cappuccino

$1.97 PKR 553

$3.06 ฿98

-35.62%

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

$0.42 PKR 119

$0.69 ฿22.16

-39.13%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.24 PKR 67.3

$0.39 ฿12.56

-38.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.49 ฿79.6

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.72 ฿119

Milk (1 liter)

$0.73 PKR 205

$2.18 ฿69.8

-66.51%

White Bread (500g)

$0.65 PKR 183

$1.8 ฿57.5

-63.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.29 PKR 361

$2.23 ฿71.4

-42.15%

Eggs

$1.27 PKR 355

$2.23 ฿71.4

-43.05%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.34 PKR 1,776

$19.66 ฿629

-67.75%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$1.32 PKR 370

$3.77 ฿121

-64.99%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$1.43 PKR 401

$13.53 ฿433

-89.43%

Apples (1kg)

$0.92 PKR 257

$3.24 ฿104

-71.60%

Banana (1kg)

$0.36 PKR 102

$1.62 ฿51.9

-77.78%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.55 PKR 155

$2.4 ฿76.8

-77.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.41 PKR 114

$2.08 ฿66.5

-80.29%

Potato (1kg)

$0.41 PKR 116

$1.59 ฿50.7

-74.21%

Onion (1kg)

$0.5 PKR 141

$1.49 ฿47.76

-66.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.33 PKR 92.7

$1.01 ฿32.46

-67.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.4 PKR 113

$0.48 ฿15.46

-16.67%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.44 PKR 405

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.92 PKR 257

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.04 PKR 572

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.1 PKR 589

$4.48 ฿143

-53.13%

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)

$0.16 PKR 44.63

$1.43 ฿45.79

-88.81%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.96 PKR 1,949

$11.47 ฿367

-39.32%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.37 PKR 103

$3.04 ฿97.4

-87.83%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.4 PKR 113

$1.04 ฿33.18

-61.54%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.89 PKR 810

$13.64 ฿437

-78.81%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.91 PKR 256

$1.35 ฿43.31

-32.59%

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

$21.1K PKR 5.9M

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-22.24%

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

$26.5K PKR 7.4M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-20.94%

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

$113 PKR 31.7K

$122 ฿3,905

-7.30%

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

$5.45 PKR 1,528

$13.61 ฿435

-59.96%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.46 PKR 3,493

$18.36 ฿588

-32.14%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$6.28 PKR 1,761

$59.9 ฿1,915

-89.51%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.06 PKR 1,699

$16.84 ฿539

-64.01%

Cinema Ticket

$4.32 PKR 1,211

$8.92 ฿285

-51.57%

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

$19.7 PKR 5,522

$684 ฿21.9K

-97.12%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,089 PKR 305.2K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-93.23%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$21.27 PKR 5,962

$58.2 ฿1,862

-63.43%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.04 PKR 7,860

$34.38 ฿1,100

-18.44%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$89.5 PKR 25.1K

$113 ฿3,631

-21.13%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.9 PKR 11.2K

$84.9 ฿2,716

-52.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$73.8 PKR 20.7K

$621 ฿19.9K

-88.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$51.7 PKR 14.5K

$441 ฿14.1K

-88.28%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$170 PKR 47.6K

$2,063 ฿66K

-91.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$105 PKR 29.5K

$1,469 ฿47K

-92.83%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$644 PKR 180.5K

$4,286 ฿137.1K

-84.97%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$493 PKR 138.1K

$2,957 ฿94.6K

-83.34%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$534 ฿17.1K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

20.2

5.33

278.99%

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

Last update for Swat: December 2, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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