Lahore vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1020
$2644
🏠 One person rent
$174
$573
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$1004
🍽️ Food expenses
$155
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.4
$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.9
$801
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
71
8
😀 Quality of life
49
56
🏙️ Population
11.1M
77.6K

The cost of living in Lahore is 59% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8919th and 5233rd ($432 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Pakistan and Thailand, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lahore compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 6762nd and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Phuket

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Lahore Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.15
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.7
$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$126
$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.96%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$720
$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$602
$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.44
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.99
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.88
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.1
$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1393
$16566

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$379
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$391
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$326
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$308
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$371
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$308
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$315
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$352
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$318
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$348
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$378
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$295
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$364
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$414
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$367
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$381
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$279
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$302
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$351
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$352
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$427
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$464
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$382
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$265
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$353
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$360
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$264
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$263
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$417
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$298
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$325
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$379
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$250
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$370
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$383
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$323

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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