Phuket vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$870
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2965
$799
🏠 One person rent
$484
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$1625
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.4
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$138
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
7
67
😀 Quality of life
55
35
🏙️ Population
77.6K
2.1M

The cost of living in Phuket is 163% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 6130th and 9155th ($870 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Thailand and Pakistan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Phuket compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 5986th and 7850th 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
$4.16
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$388
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3141
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2078
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.59
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$672
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13219
$1496

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$653
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$739
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$697
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$554
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$642
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$650
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$496
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$520
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$642
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$487
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$702
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$453
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$544
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$566
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$578
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$472
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$638
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$403
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$455
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$550
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$500
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$483
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$571
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$565
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$614
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$653
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$665
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$553
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$582
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$614
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$648
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282