Gujranwala vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gujranwala	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$309	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$751	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$97.5	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$152	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$129	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.8	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$512
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	44	8
😀 Quality of life	34	55
🏙️ Population	2.03M	77.6K

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 69% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 9171st and 5497th ($309 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in Pakistan and Thailand, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Gujranwala compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Gujranwala ranked 9th best city to live in Pakistan vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 8578th and 6330th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gujranwala vs Phuket

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	Gujranwala	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.92	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.06	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$54.4	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$35.5	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$97.8	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$62.6	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.3	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.2	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.48%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$901	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$509	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.95	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.45	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.27	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.02	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.94	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.33	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.51	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$7.97	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.16	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.92	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.27	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$21.9	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$956	$13979

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$332
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$382
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$335
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$313
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$450
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$397
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$286
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$280
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$393
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$359
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$371
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$391
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$339
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$346
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$340
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$379
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$306
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$496
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$391
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$344
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$253
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$371
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$350
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$334
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$379
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$401
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$394
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$373
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$252
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$321
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$373
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$440
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$256
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$270
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$326

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992