Peshawar vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Peshawar	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$321	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$758	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$126	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$189	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$121	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.8	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$148	$512
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	48	8
😀 Quality of life	34	55
🏙️ Population	1.97M	77.6K

The cost of living in Peshawar is 68% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 9130th and 5497th ($321 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Pakistan and Thailand, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Peshawar compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Peshawar ranked 8th best city to live in Pakistan vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 8525th and 6330th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Peshawar vs Phuket

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	Peshawar	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.01	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.99	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$59.9	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$157	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.3	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.56%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$356	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$279	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.26	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.33	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.27	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.76	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.28	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.71	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.23	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.57	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.3	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.51	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.4	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.87	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$12	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.2	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$33.3	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3008	$13979

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Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$394
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$373
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$381
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$371
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$373
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$496
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$438
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$456
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$504
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$280
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$391
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$253
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$335
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$447
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$393
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$382
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$344
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$306
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$359
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$309
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$313
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$379
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$332
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$286
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$339
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$450
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$468
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$340
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$397
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$401
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$440
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$371
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$350
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$346
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734

Cities near Phuket

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