Lahore vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1000
$2500
🏠 One person rent
$175
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$282
$932
🍽️ Food expenses
$148
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.7
$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$85.4
$944
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
69
7
😀 Quality of life
48
57
🏙️ Population
11.1M
77.6K

The cost of living in Lahore is 58% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8922nd and 5469th ($427 vs $1014) 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 0.9 months in Phuket. Lahore ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 6783rd and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lahore Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.14
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.7
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.49
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.3
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$192
$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$131
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.49%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$622
$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$525
$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.24
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.15
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.71
$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.04
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.25
$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.6
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$36.7
$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1207
$14328

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$368
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334

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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