Karachi vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison
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Karachi | Phuket | |
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🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
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🏠 One person rent | ||
🏘️ Family rent | ||
🍽️ Food expenses | ||
🚐 Transport expenses | ||
💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
😷 Air quality | ||
✈️ Airport proximity | ||
🎓 Higher education | ||
😀 Quality of life | ||
🏙️ Population |
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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Prices in Karachi vs Phuket
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Karachi | Phuket | |
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Eating Out | ||
🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
☕ Cappuccino | ||
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
Rent & Utilities | ||
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
Transportation | ||
🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
Groceries | ||
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
Other | ||
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
💇 Haircut, simple | ||
👖 Brand Jeans | ||
👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year |
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Distance | City | Cost of living |
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148 km or 92 mi | Hyderabad | |
208 km or 129 mi | Nawabshah | |
213 km or 132 mi | Mirpur Khas | |
324 km or 201 mi | Larkana | |
324 km or 201 mi | Bhuj | |
366 km or 227 mi | Sukkur | |
406 km or 252 mi | Jacobabad | |
445 km or 277 mi | Porbandar | |
480 km or 298 mi | Rajkot | |
564 km or 351 mi | Mehsana | |
593 km or 368 mi | Quetta | |
601 km or 374 mi | Ahmedabad | |
604 km or 375 mi | Gandhinagar | |
626 km or 389 mi | Bhavnagar | |
629 km or 391 mi | Jodhpur | |
643 km or 399 mi | Pali | |
643 km or 399 mi | Nadiad | |
645 km or 401 mi | Chabahar | |
675 km or 419 mi | Udaipur | |
679 km or 422 mi | Dera Ghazi Khan | |
683 km or 425 mi | Bahawalpur | |
683 km or 425 mi | Iranshahr | |
692 km or 430 mi | Vadodara | |
711 km or 442 mi | Godhra | |
719 km or 447 mi | Bikaner | |
723 km or 449 mi | Surat | |
736 km or 457 mi | Multan | |
745 km or 463 mi | Navsari | |
761 km or 473 mi | Kandahar | |
769 km or 478 mi | Bhilwara | |
775 km or 482 mi | Khanewal | |
785 km or 488 mi | Ajmer | |
792 km or 492 mi | Lashkargah | |
796 km or 494 mi | Zahedan | |
812 km or 504 mi | Burewala | |
836 km or 519 mi | Ratlam | |
845 km or 525 mi | Vasai | |
865 km or 537 mi | Muscat | |
866 km or 538 mi | Sikar | |
874 km or 543 mi | Zabol |
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Distance | City | Cost of living |
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48 km or 30 mi | Ao Nang | |
60 km or 38 mi | Krabi | |
76 km or 47 mi | Ko Lanta | |
173 km or 107 mi | Surat Thani | |
183 km or 114 mi | Nakhon Si Thammarat | |
185 km or 115 mi | Ko Lipe | |
231 km or 143 mi | Langkawi | |
248 km or 154 mi | Hat Yai | |
248 km or 154 mi | Ko Samui | |
256 km or 159 mi | Kangar | |
269 km or 167 mi | Ko Pha-ngan | |
289 km or 180 mi | Ko Tao | |
293 km or 182 mi | Alor Setar | |
331 km or 206 mi | Lhokseumawe | |
339 km or 211 mi | Sungai Petani | |
348 km or 216 mi | George Town | |
352 km or 219 mi | Butterworth | |
384 km or 238 mi | Langsa | |
425 km or 264 mi | Taiping | |
428 km or 266 mi | Banda Aceh | |
468 km or 291 mi | Kota Bharu | |
470 km or 292 mi | Ipoh | |
470 km or 292 mi | Medan | |
477 km or 296 mi | Binjai | |
507 km or 315 mi | Myeik | |
514 km or 319 mi | Tebing Tinggi | |
517 km or 321 mi | Teluk Intan | |
548 km or 340 mi | Hua Hin | |
553 km or 344 mi | Pematangsiantar | |
569 km or 353 mi | Tanjungbalai | |
596 km or 370 mi | Kuala Terengganu | |
625 km or 388 mi | Nong Prue | |
625 km or 389 mi | Pattaya | |
637 km or 396 mi | Klang | |
637 km or 396 mi | Shah Alam | |
638 km or 396 mi | Sihanoukville | |
638 km or 396 mi | Ko Chang | |
639 km or 397 mi | Petaling Jaya | |
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