Cost of Living Comparison Between Ahmadi and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Ahmadi and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Ahmadi is 1.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 6.3% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ahmadi is 0.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 16.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.98 KWD 1.53

$4.65 ฿148

7.10%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.41 KWD 7.52

$46.11 ฿1,470

-47.06%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.09 KWD 2.49

$8.74 ฿279

-7.44%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.48 KWD 0.76

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.61 KWD 0.50

Cappuccino

$5.75 KWD 1.77

$3.04 ฿96.9

89.14%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.47 KWD 0.14

$0.72 ฿22.96

-34.72%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 KWD 0.11

$0.39 ฿12.47

-12.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.8

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿121

Milk (1 liter)

$1.28 KWD 0.39

$2.14 ฿68.4

-40.19%

White Bread (500g)

$0.85 KWD 0.26

$1.86 ฿59.3

-54.30%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.65 KWD 0.51

$2.19 ฿69.7

-24.66%

Eggs

$1.40 KWD 0.43

$2.25 ฿71.6

-37.78%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.30 KWD 1.02

$19.73 ฿629

-83.27%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.94 KWD 1.52

$3.79 ฿121

30.34%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.20 KWD 3.14

$13.55 ฿432

-24.72%

Apples (1kg)

$1.49 KWD 0.46

$3.25 ฿104

-54.15%

Banana (1kg)

$1.50 KWD 0.46

$1.67 ฿53.3

-10.18%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.17 KWD 0.36

$2.39 ฿76.3

-51.05%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.78 KWD 0.24

$2.09 ฿66.7

-62.68%

Potato (1kg)

$0.48 KWD 0.15

$1.53 ฿48.74

-68.63%

Onion (1kg)

$0.51 KWD 0.16

$1.51 ฿48.13

-66.23%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.27 KWD 0.39

$0.99 ฿31.53

28.28%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.49 KWD 0.15

$0.51 ฿16.41

-3.92%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$3.29 KWD 1.01

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.00 KWD 0.31

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.32 KWD 0.41

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.89 KWD 0.89

$4.27 ฿136

-32.32%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿647

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿57.1

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿88.2

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.02 KWD 0.32

$1.40 ฿44.77

-27.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$29.91 KWD 9.21

$11.70 ฿373

155.64%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.29 KWD 1.01

$3.11 ฿99.1

5.79%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.15 KWD 0.97

$0.99 ฿31.71

218.18%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$16.07 KWD 4.95

$13.73 ฿438

17.04%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.37 KWD 0.11

$1.32 ฿42.05

-71.97%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$21.6K KWD 6,649

$27.2K ฿868.3K

-20.74%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$18.8K KWD 5,791

$34.1K ฿1.1M

-44.88%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$61.6 KWD 18.98

$120 ฿3,838

-48.83%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$16.61 KWD 5.12

$13.93 ฿444

19.24%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.69 KWD 7.91

$18.31 ฿584

40.31%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$130 KWD 40.14

$60.9 ฿1,942

113.87%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$48.98 KWD 15.09

$17.23 ฿549

184.27%

Cinema Ticket

$11.42 KWD 3.52

$8.71 ฿278

31.11%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$96.3 KWD 29.67

$698 ฿22.2K

-86.20%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,679 KWD 2,057

$15.7K ฿501.6K

-57.55%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$41.90 KWD 12.90

$57.6 ฿1,838

-27.31%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.88 KWD 12.90

$34.24 ฿1,092

22.31%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$89.2 KWD 27.49

$113 ฿3,608

-21.15%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$80.5 KWD 24.81

$84.8 ฿2,704

-5.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$822 KWD 253

$604 ฿19.3K

36.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$629 KWD 194

$436 ฿13.9K

44.25%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,923 KWD 592

$2,057 ฿65.6K

-6.54%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,228 KWD 378

$1,498 ฿47.8K

-18.03%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,110 KWD 958

$4,252 ฿135.6K

-26.86%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,497 KWD 769

$2,988 ฿95.3K

-16.43%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,058 KWD 1,250

$529 ฿16.9K

666.74%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.5

5.33

-15.57%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Ahmadi: March 2, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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