Phuket vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2644
$989
🏠 One person rent
$573
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$1004
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$801
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
8
69
😀 Quality of life
56
51
🏙️ Population
77.6K
2.1M

The cost of living in Phuket is 148% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5233rd and 8928th ($1059 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 6325th and 6598th 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
$6.74
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.77
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1154
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.1
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4350
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3066
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.5
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.3
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16566
$782

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$808
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$891
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$846
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$612
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$834
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$790
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$634
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$622
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$782
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$628
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$845
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$564
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$663
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$792
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$740
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$451
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$572
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$551
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$696
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$461
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$458
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$562
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$701
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$784
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$846
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$874
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$762
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$750
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$764
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$763
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$838
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$464
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$360
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$279
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$264
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$369
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$323
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$381
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$371
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$308
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$295
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$378
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$326
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$379
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$348
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$432
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$368
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$302
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$367
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$318
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$391
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$364
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$315
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$352
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$433
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$473
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$382
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$351
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$414
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$417
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$425
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$265