Peshawar vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Peshawar Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$338
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$820
$3235
🏠 One person rent
$125
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$220
$1720
🍽️ Food expenses
$127
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$193
$742
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
48
7
😀 Quality of life
40
53
🏙️ Population
1.97M
77.6K

The cost of living in Peshawar is 66% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 9126th and 5798th ($338 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Pakistan and Thailand, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Peshawar compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Peshawar ranked 4th best city to live in Pakistan vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 6896th and 6033rd 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
$1.79
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.55
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98
$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$44.9
$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$211
$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$97.5
$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.47%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$181
$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$151
$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.15
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.85
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.71
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.6
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$9.61
$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.9
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.4
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$28.7
$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$525
$13132

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$354
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$439
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$376
164 km or 102 mi Khost
$441
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$469
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$599
230 km or 143 mi Mirpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Sargodha
$456
244 km or 151 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
262 km or 163 mi Baramulla
$277
287 km or 179 mi Gujrat
$330
289 km or 179 mi Ghazni
$476
289 km or 180 mi Chiniot
$373
296 km or 184 mi Hafizabad
$380
305 km or 189 mi Srinagar
$388
313 km or 195 mi Jhang
$292
323 km or 201 mi Faisalabad
$319
324 km or 201 mi Gujranwala
$280
328 km or 204 mi Sialkot
$335
335 km or 208 mi Puli Khumri
$457
336 km or 209 mi Gojra
$344
340 km or 211 mi Kamoke
$308
341 km or 212 mi Jammu
$344
346 km or 215 mi Sheikhupura
$376
357 km or 222 mi Sahiwal
$312
381 km or 237 mi Lahore
$406
387 km or 240 mi Kunduz
$467
400 km or 248 mi Okara
$310
410 km or 255 mi Amritsar
$500
413 km or 257 mi Khanewal
$358
423 km or 263 mi Multan
$371
432 km or 268 mi Pathankot
$407
442 km or 275 mi Burewala
$360
447 km or 278 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
484 km or 301 mi Jalandhar
$378
492 km or 306 mi Qurghonteppa
$659

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$822
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$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
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$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
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$544
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$773
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$800
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$729
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$687
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$754
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$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