Phuket vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Phuket	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3235	$904
🏠 One person rent	$544	$144
🏘️ Family rent	$1720	$241
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$125
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.3	$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$187
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	7	67
😀 Quality of life	53	31
🏙️ Population	77.6K	2.1M

The cost of living in Phuket is 162% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5798th and 9038th ($985 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Thailand and Pakistan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 6033rd and 7946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Rawalpindi

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	Phuket	Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.63	$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.6	$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.72	$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1525	$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.8%	20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4213	$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.48	$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.26	$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.3	$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$748	$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13132	$1015

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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

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$439
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$323
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$328
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$372
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$277
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$354
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$330
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$374
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$338
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$388
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$456
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$380
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$335
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$344
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$280
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$373
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$308
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$319
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$406
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$358
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$292
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$312
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$500
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$407
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$441
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$310
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$378
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$469
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$599
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$358
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$360
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$430
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$371
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$476
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$397
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$286