Multan vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Multan	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$392	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1005	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$140	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$304	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$173	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.6	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$718
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	0 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	29	7
😀 Quality of life	21	53
🏙️ Population	1.87M	77.6K

The cost of living in Multan is 58% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8975th and 5827th ($392 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 Multan compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Multan ranked 15th best city to live in Pakistan vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 8811th and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Multan vs Phuket

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	Multan	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.63	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$67.3	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$256	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$200	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.1%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1478	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$654	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.8	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.53	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.85	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.2	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.63	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.01	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.07	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.9	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.8	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$37.8	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1778	$13013

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Multan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Khanewal	$361
77 km or 48 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
93 km or 58 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
122 km or 76 mi	Burewala	$356
147 km or 91 mi	Jhang	$292
161 km or 100 mi	Gojra	$342
197 km or 123 mi	Sahiwal	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Okara	$300
209 km or 130 mi	Faisalabad	$306
225 km or 140 mi	Chiniot	$389
241 km or 150 mi	Sargodha	$458
298 km or 185 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
299 km or 186 mi	Hafizabad	$380
305 km or 189 mi	Bikaner	$297
317 km or 197 mi	Lahore	$411
331 km or 205 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
332 km or 206 mi	Kamoke	$321
341 km or 212 mi	Gujranwala	$308
358 km or 223 mi	Jacobabad	$325
363 km or 226 mi	Amritsar	$383
365 km or 227 mi	Gujrat	$373
373 km or 232 mi	Sukkur	$339
376 km or 234 mi	Khost	$366
377 km or 234 mi	Kohat	$379
391 km or 243 mi	Sialkot	$281
394 km or 245 mi	Mirpur	$354
409 km or 254 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
417 km or 259 mi	Jalandhar	$358
418 km or 260 mi	Islamabad	$442
420 km or 261 mi	Wah	$382
423 km or 263 mi	Peshawar	$346
424 km or 263 mi	Quetta	$266
427 km or 266 mi	Larkana	$338
430 km or 267 mi	Gardez	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Jammu	$287
432 km or 268 mi	Ludhiana	$441
433 km or 269 mi	Hisar	$251
444 km or 276 mi	Jodhpur	$366
450 km or 279 mi	Mardan	$366
463 km or 288 mi	Sikar	$350

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810