Cost of Living Comparison Between Budaiya and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Budaiya and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Budaiya is 11.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 45% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Budaiya is 13.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 53.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.29 BHD 1.99

$4.51 ฿142

17.29%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$53.5 BHD 20.11

$46.08 ฿1,449

16.06%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.31 BHD 2.75

$8.78 ฿276

-16.74%

Cappuccino

$4.88 BHD 1.83

$3.09 ฿97.0

57.93%

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

$0.84 BHD 0.31

$0.70 ฿21.97

20.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.28 BHD 0.11

$0.40 ฿12.46

-30.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.77 BHD 2.92

$2.40 ฿75.5

223.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.64 BHD 4.00

$3.68 ฿116

189.13%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.65 BHD 0.62

$2.25 ฿70.6

-26.67%

White Bread (500g)

$1.28 BHD 0.48

$1.87 ฿58.8

-31.55%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.22 BHD 0.46

$2.22 ฿69.8

-45.05%

Eggs

$1.62 BHD 0.61

$2.23 ฿70.1

-27.35%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.72 BHD 1.02

$19.68 ฿619

-86.18%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.50 BHD 2.82

$3.66 ฿115

104.92%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.91 BHD 1.47

$13.09 ฿411

-70.13%

Apples (1kg)

$2.38 BHD 0.90

$3.38 ฿106

-29.59%

Banana (1kg)

$2.08 BHD 0.78

$1.69 ฿53.3

23.08%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.69 BHD 0.64

$2.33 ฿73.2

-27.47%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.04 BHD 0.39

$1.98 ฿62.4

-47.47%

Potato (1kg)

$0.83 BHD 0.31

$1.55 ฿48.77

-46.45%

Onion (1kg)

$1.09 BHD 0.41

$1.51 ฿47.42

-27.81%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.29 BHD 0.49

$0.98 ฿30.84

31.63%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 BHD 0.19

$0.48 ฿15.01

6.25%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.66 BHD 2.13

$4.35 ฿137

30.11%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.14 BHD 4.94

$20.65 ฿649

-36.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.76 BHD 0.66

$1.77 ฿55.8

-0.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.74 BHD 0.66

$2.75 ฿86.6

-36.73%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.72 BHD 1.02

$3.11 ฿97.8

-12.54%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.64 BHD 0.99

$1.05 ฿32.96

151.43%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$27.00 BHD 10.15

$13.72 ฿431

96.79%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.36 BHD 0.14

$1.34 ฿42.16

-73.13%

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

$37.4K BHD 14.1K

$27.7K ฿869.6K

35.38%

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

$20.4K BHD 7,662

$33.6K ฿1.1M

-39.34%

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

$89.9 BHD 33.81

$122 ฿3,835

-26.29%

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

$26.78 BHD 10.07

$13.61 ฿428

96.77%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.69 BHD 10.04

$18.49 ฿581

44.35%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$8.19 BHD 3.08

$9.09 ฿286

-9.90%

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

$382 BHD 144

$702 ฿22.1K

-45.64%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,780 BHD 3,301

$16.0K ฿502.8K

-45.09%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.35 BHD 17.43

$58.9 ฿1,851

-21.28%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$63.3 BHD 23.81

$34.41 ฿1,082

84.07%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.1 BHD 31.24

$113 ฿3,545

-26.31%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$88.4 BHD 33.23

$84.7 ฿2,662

4.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.56

5.33

60.60%

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

Last update for Budaiya: January 13, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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