Khulna vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Khulna	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$301	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$724	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$85.2	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$131	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$154	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$26.4	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$147	$944
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	57 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	39	7
😀 Quality of life	47	57
🏙️ Population	929K	77.6K

The cost of living in Khulna is 70% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 9202nd and 5469th ($301 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Bangladesh and Thailand, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Khulna compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Khulna ranked 3rd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 6845th and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Khulna vs Phuket

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	Khulna	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.25	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$7.42	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.09	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$0.79	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$59.2	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$38	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$108	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$68	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.99%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$635	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$311	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.31	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$1.64	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.45	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.16	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.29	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.08	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.92	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.9	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.8	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.26	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.31	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$32.7	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$26.3	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1374	$14328

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Cities near Khulna

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Jessore	$300
85 km or 53 mi	Barisal	$312
108 km or 67 mi	Rajarhat	$328
114 km or 71 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
116 km or 72 mi	Naihati	$313
116 km or 72 mi	Bhatpara	$320
117 km or 73 mi	North Dumdum	$320
119 km or 74 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
119 km or 74 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
120 km or 74 mi	Chandannagar	$313
120 km or 75 mi	South Dumdum	$327
122 km or 76 mi	Barrackpore	$315
122 km or 76 mi	Panihati	$324
122 km or 76 mi	Kamarhati	$320
123 km or 76 mi	Baranagar	$318
124 km or 77 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
124 km or 77 mi	Uttarpara	$312
124 km or 77 mi	Serampore	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Shantipur	$286
125 km or 78 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
125 km or 78 mi	Bally	$318
128 km or 80 mi	Kolkata	$366
130 km or 81 mi	Howrah	$323
130 km or 81 mi	Barasat	$333
132 km or 82 mi	Narayanganj	$348
132 km or 82 mi	Dhaka	$464
153 km or 95 mi	Uluberia	$324
159 km or 99 mi	Maheshtala	$344
169 km or 105 mi	Narsingdi	$352
176 km or 110 mi	Haldia	$376
181 km or 112 mi	Bardhaman	$302
195 km or 121 mi	Berhampore	$294
198 km or 123 mi	Rajshahi	$274
203 km or 126 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
209 km or 130 mi	Agartala	$362
227 km or 141 mi	Bogra	$287
231 km or 144 mi	Midnapore	$287
232 km or 144 mi	Mymensingh	$282
235 km or 146 mi	Kharagpur	$277
239 km or 149 mi	Chittagong	$358

Cities near Phuket

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