Islamabad vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Islamabad	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1168	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$198	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$150	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.4	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$256	$742
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	67	7
😀 Quality of life	49	53
🏙️ Population	1.01M	77.6K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 55% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8895th and 5798th ($439 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Pakistan and Thailand, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 6293rd and 6033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Phuket

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	Islamabad	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.79	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.49%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.82	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.32	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.26	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.64	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.47	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.62	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.2	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$59.7	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3133	$13132

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$323
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$328
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$372
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$277
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$354
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$338
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$374
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$330
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$388
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$456
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$335
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$344
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$280
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$308
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$358
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$319
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$406
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$344
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$500
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$312
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$407
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$441
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$310
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$469
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$378
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$599
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$358
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$360
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$430
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$371
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$476
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$397

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892