Multan vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Multan	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$403	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$954	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$139	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$224	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$174	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$944
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	0 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	28	7
😀 Quality of life	25	57
🏙️ Population	1.87M	77.6K

The cost of living in Multan is 60% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8968th and 5469th ($403 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Pakistan and Thailand, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Multan compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Multan ranked 22nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 8960th and 6129th 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	$2.96	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.3	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$98.6	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63.6	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$177	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$115	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.7	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.1%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1420	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$610	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.72	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.03	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.21	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.53	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.64	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.84	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.9	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.6	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.97	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.04	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.6	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.3	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$39.7	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1267	$14328

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Cities near Multan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Khanewal	$362
77 km or 48 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
93 km or 58 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
122 km or 76 mi	Burewala	$347
147 km or 91 mi	Jhang	$294
161 km or 100 mi	Gojra	$351
197 km or 123 mi	Sahiwal	$303
207 km or 129 mi	Okara	$291
209 km or 130 mi	Faisalabad	$333
225 km or 140 mi	Chiniot	$372
241 km or 150 mi	Sargodha	$376
298 km or 185 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
299 km or 186 mi	Hafizabad	$363
305 km or 189 mi	Bikaner	$290
317 km or 197 mi	Lahore	$427
331 km or 205 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
332 km or 206 mi	Kamoke	$316
341 km or 212 mi	Gujranwala	$302
358 km or 223 mi	Jacobabad	$322
363 km or 226 mi	Amritsar	$380
365 km or 227 mi	Gujrat	$320
373 km or 232 mi	Sukkur	$340
376 km or 234 mi	Khost	$393
377 km or 234 mi	Kohat	$364
391 km or 243 mi	Sialkot	$311
394 km or 245 mi	Mirpur	$277
409 km or 254 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
417 km or 259 mi	Jalandhar	$337
418 km or 260 mi	Islamabad	$443
420 km or 261 mi	Wah	$344
423 km or 263 mi	Peshawar	$334
424 km or 263 mi	Quetta	$291
427 km or 266 mi	Larkana	$336
430 km or 267 mi	Gardez	$401
431 km or 268 mi	Jammu	$284
432 km or 268 mi	Ludhiana	$421
433 km or 269 mi	Hisar	$262
444 km or 276 mi	Jodhpur	$322
450 km or 279 mi	Mardan	$354
463 km or 288 mi	Sikar	$335

Cities near Phuket

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