Karachi vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$2500
🏠 One person rent
$168
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$932
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$944
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
63
7
😀 Quality of life
54
57
🏙️ Population
14.9M
77.6K

The cost of living in Karachi is 58% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8915th and 5469th ($430 vs $1014) 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 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 6371st and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$14328

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$773
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$854
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$807
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$593
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$810
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$756
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$592
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$592
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$741
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$570
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$509
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$653
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$754
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$701
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$449
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$552
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$386
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$517
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$657
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$466
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$460
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$553
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$654
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$724
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$787
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$812
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$704
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$681
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$763
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$708
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$779
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866