Karachi vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1025
$3235
🏠 One person rent
$179
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$318
$1720
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$742
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
63
7
😀 Quality of life
49
53
🏙️ Population
14.9M
77.6K

The cost of living in Karachi is 56% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8915th and 5798th ($429 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Pakistan and Thailand, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 6242nd and 6033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$2.94
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$96.4
$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$307
$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.99
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$544
$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$338
$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.29
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.8
$11.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.48
$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.4
$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1146
$13132

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548

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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