Lahore vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$386
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$994
$2965
🏠 One person rent
$151
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$326
$1625
🍽️ Food expenses
$136
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$545
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
69
7
😀 Quality of life
51
55
🏙️ Population
11.1M
77.6K

The cost of living in Lahore is 56% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8998th and 6130th ($386 vs $870) 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 0.5 months in Lahore compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 6245th and 5986th 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
$1.97
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.8
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$64.7
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.61%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.96
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.65
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.59
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.08
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.64
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.4
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.05
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$34.7
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1054
$13219

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$337
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$653
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$739
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$697
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$554
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$642
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$650
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$496
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$520
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$642
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$487
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$702
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$453
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$544
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$566
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$578
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$472
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$638
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$403
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$455
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$550
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$500
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$483
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$571
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$565
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$614
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$653
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$665
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$553
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$582
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$614
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$648
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743