Karachi vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Karachi	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1045	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$163	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$154	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.8	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$801
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	63	8
😀 Quality of life	54	56
🏙️ Population	14.9M	77.6K

The cost of living in Karachi is 59% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8914th and 5233rd ($434 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Thailand, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 6414th and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Phuket

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	Karachi	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.35	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$122	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.5	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$224	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$129	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.7	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.94%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$659	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$422	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.03	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.48	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.21	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.25	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.78	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.6	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.99	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.6	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.6	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$58.1	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1646	$16566

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$365
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$326
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$392
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$337
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$284
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$343
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$327
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$324
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$310
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$378
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$298
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$437
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$401
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$287
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$330
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$317
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$373
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$575
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$326
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$298
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$627
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$382
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$366
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$289
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$693
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$417
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$463
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$331
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$382
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$269
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$467
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$813
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$351
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$297
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$294
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1135
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$325
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$561

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981