Multan vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Multan	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$371	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$946	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$126	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$276	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$161	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.1	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$196	$742
😷 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 62% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 9056th and 5798th ($371 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 14th best city to live in Pakistan vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 8809th and 6033rd 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	$2.39	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.4	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.28	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$63	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$245	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$186	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.3	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.4	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.75%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1057	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$902	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.98	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.14	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.23	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.53	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.87	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.72	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.1	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.66	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.92	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.06	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.9	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23.2	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1034	$13132

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Cities near Multan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Khanewal	$358
77 km or 48 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
93 km or 58 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
122 km or 76 mi	Burewala	$360
147 km or 91 mi	Jhang	$292
161 km or 100 mi	Gojra	$344
197 km or 123 mi	Sahiwal	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Okara	$310
209 km or 130 mi	Faisalabad	$319
225 km or 140 mi	Chiniot	$373
241 km or 150 mi	Sargodha	$456
298 km or 185 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
299 km or 186 mi	Hafizabad	$380
305 km or 189 mi	Bikaner	$268
317 km or 197 mi	Lahore	$406
331 km or 205 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
332 km or 206 mi	Kamoke	$308
341 km or 212 mi	Gujranwala	$280
358 km or 223 mi	Jacobabad	$313
363 km or 226 mi	Amritsar	$500
365 km or 227 mi	Gujrat	$330
373 km or 232 mi	Sukkur	$325
376 km or 234 mi	Khost	$441
377 km or 234 mi	Kohat	$374
391 km or 243 mi	Sialkot	$335
394 km or 245 mi	Mirpur	$328
409 km or 254 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
417 km or 259 mi	Jalandhar	$378
418 km or 260 mi	Islamabad	$439
420 km or 261 mi	Wah	$323
423 km or 263 mi	Peshawar	$338
424 km or 263 mi	Quetta	$285
427 km or 266 mi	Larkana	$327
430 km or 267 mi	Gardez	$469
431 km or 268 mi	Jammu	$344
432 km or 268 mi	Ludhiana	$430
433 km or 269 mi	Hisar	$252
444 km or 276 mi	Jodhpur	$375
450 km or 279 mi	Mardan	$372
463 km or 288 mi	Sikar	$371

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892