Phuket vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phuket	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$962
🏠 One person rent	$544	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$264
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$160
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.8	$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$944	$156
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	7	68
😀 Quality of life	57	50
🏙️ Population	77.6K	2.1M

The cost of living in Phuket is 144% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5469th and 8945th ($1014 vs $416) 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 0.9 months in Phuket compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Phuket ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 6129th and 6592nd 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	$6.11	$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$63.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$114
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	21.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4256	$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2916	$464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.43	$1.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$12.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$43.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14328	$764

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$443
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$344
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$277
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$354
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$265
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$351
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$320
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$364
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$334
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$340
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$376
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$363
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$311
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$284
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$302
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$372
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$316
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$333
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$427
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$354
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$294
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$351
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$303
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$380
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$350
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$393
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$291
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$337
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$401
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$458
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$362
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$347
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$421
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$403
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$396
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$373
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$270