Lahore vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$450
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$183
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$166
$512
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
71
8
😀 Quality of life
52
55
🏙️ Population
11.1M
77.6K

The cost of living in Lahore is 55% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8860th and 5497th ($450 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Thailand, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Lahore ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 6510th and 6330th 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
$2.48
$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.7
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.5
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.38%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$834
$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$617
$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.98
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.74
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.83
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.68
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.6
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.97
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$40.3
$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1609
$13979

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$396
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$397
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$332
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$309
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$382
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$313
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$335
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$340
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$346
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$339
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$359
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$393
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$286
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$371
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$391
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$350
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$334
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$446
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$253
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$256
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$440
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$321

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$784
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$836
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$806
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$582
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$747
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$439
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$555
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$787
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$809
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$839
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$743
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$741
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$766
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992