Karachi vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$188	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$718
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	63	7
😀 Quality of life	50	53
🏙️ Population	14.9M	77.6K

The cost of living in Karachi is 53% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8872nd and 5827th ($442 vs $940) 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 7th in Thailand, while ranked 6253rd and 6063rd 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	$1.99	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$13013

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810