Multan vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Multan	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$307	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$795	$2965
🏠 One person rent	$104	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$218	$1625
🍽️ Food expenses	$128	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.5	$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$545
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	0 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	29	7
😀 Quality of life	39	55
🏙️ Population	1.87M	77.6K

The cost of living in Multan is 65% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 9215th and 6130th ($307 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 0.6 months in Phuket. Multan ranked 7th best city to live in Pakistan vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 7267th and 5986th 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	$1.45	$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.09	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$2.74
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.26	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$76.8	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$44.7	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$202	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$130	$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.3%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$496	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$137	$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.28	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.02	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.97	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.54	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.24	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.97	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.85	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.73	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.24	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.92	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.05	$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$24.6	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1651	$13219

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Cities near Multan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Khanewal	$328
77 km or 48 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
93 km or 58 mi	Bahawalpur	$267
122 km or 76 mi	Burewala	$338
147 km or 91 mi	Jhang	$364
161 km or 100 mi	Gojra	$337
197 km or 123 mi	Sahiwal	$260
207 km or 129 mi	Okara	$290
209 km or 130 mi	Faisalabad	$289
225 km or 140 mi	Chiniot	$344
241 km or 150 mi	Sargodha	$330
298 km or 185 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
299 km or 186 mi	Hafizabad	$303
305 km or 189 mi	Bikaner	$291
317 km or 197 mi	Lahore	$386
331 km or 205 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
332 km or 206 mi	Kamoke	$268
341 km or 212 mi	Gujranwala	$240
358 km or 223 mi	Jacobabad	$289
363 km or 226 mi	Amritsar	$508
365 km or 227 mi	Gujrat	$277
373 km or 232 mi	Sukkur	$293
376 km or 234 mi	Khost	$423
377 km or 234 mi	Kohat	$307
391 km or 243 mi	Sialkot	$298
394 km or 245 mi	Mirpur	$278
409 km or 254 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
417 km or 259 mi	Jalandhar	$394
418 km or 260 mi	Islamabad	$389
420 km or 261 mi	Wah	$238
423 km or 263 mi	Peshawar	$352
424 km or 263 mi	Quetta	$313
427 km or 266 mi	Larkana	$301
430 km or 267 mi	Gardez	$449
431 km or 268 mi	Jammu	$399
432 km or 268 mi	Ludhiana	$448
433 km or 269 mi	Hisar	$250
444 km or 276 mi	Jodhpur	$360
450 km or 279 mi	Mardan	$335
463 km or 288 mi	Sikar	$375

Cities near Phuket

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