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

🙂 Solo nomad: Budaiya is 13.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 46% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Budaiya is 23.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 52% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.33 BHD 2.01

$4.59 ฿147

16.12%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$52.6 BHD 19.76

$46.83 ฿1,497

12.24%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.33 BHD 2.76

$8.70 ฿278

-15.75%

Cappuccino

$5.09 BHD 1.91

$2.92 ฿93.5

74.32%

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

$0.83 BHD 0.31

$0.68 ฿21.86

22.06%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.28 BHD 0.11

$0.40 ฿12.66

-30.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.94 BHD 2.99

$2.51 ฿80.2

216.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.75 BHD 4.04

$3.80 ฿122

182.89%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.64 BHD 0.62

$2.16 ฿69.1

-24.07%

White Bread (500g)

$1.28 BHD 0.48

$1.88 ฿60.1

-31.91%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.21 BHD 0.46

$2.16 ฿69.0

-43.98%

Eggs

$1.62 BHD 0.61

$2.22 ฿71.0

-27.03%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.70 BHD 1.01

$19.57 ฿626

-86.20%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.93 BHD 2.98

$3.80 ฿122

108.68%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.99 BHD 1.50

$13.41 ฿429

-70.25%

Apples (1kg)

$2.44 BHD 0.92

$3.26 ฿104

-25.15%

Banana (1kg)

$2.12 BHD 0.80

$1.61 ฿51.5

31.68%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.69 BHD 0.64

$2.31 ฿73.8

-26.84%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.04 BHD 0.39

$2.06 ฿65.8

-49.51%

Potato (1kg)

$0.78 BHD 0.29

$1.61 ฿51.3

-51.55%

Onion (1kg)

$1.04 BHD 0.39

$1.44 ฿46.13

-27.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.31 BHD 0.49

$1.03 ฿32.91

27.18%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 BHD 0.21

$0.48 ฿15.34

16.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.79 BHD 2.18

$4.50 ฿144

28.67%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.99 BHD 4.88

$19.18 ฿613

-32.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.74 BHD 0.65

$1.82 ฿58.3

-4.40%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.71 BHD 0.64

$2.69 ฿86.0

-36.43%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.38 ฿44.04

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿376

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.66 BHD 1.00

$3.11 ฿99.3

-14.47%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.61 BHD 0.98

$1.00 ฿32.09

161.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$26.65 BHD 10.02

$13.74 ฿439

93.96%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.36 BHD 0.13

$1.30 ฿41.49

-72.31%

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

$37.4K BHD 14.1K

$27.4K ฿874.5K

36.71%

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

$20.5K BHD 7,693

$33.0K ฿1.1M

-38.04%

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

$89.5 BHD 33.65

$125 ฿3,993

-28.34%

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

$27.06 BHD 10.18

$13.74 ฿439

96.94%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.04 BHD 9.79

$18.61 ฿595

39.92%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.6 ฿1,936

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.15 ฿548

Cinema Ticket

$8.13 BHD 3.06

$9.01 ฿288

-9.77%

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

$384 BHD 144

$698 ฿22.3K

-44.96%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,980 BHD 3,377

$16.1K ฿515.1K

-44.26%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.70 BHD 17.19

$59.2 ฿1,893

-22.82%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$62.1 BHD 23.35

$34.86 ฿1,115

78.17%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.3 BHD 31.33

$114 ฿3,651

-27.03%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$86.8 BHD 32.62

$85.8 ฿2,743

1.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$619 ฿19.8K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$437 ฿14.0K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,075 ฿66.3K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,509 ฿48.2K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,764 ฿120.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,694 ฿86.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$528 ฿16.9K

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: April 14, 2026

Last update for Phuket: April 13, 2026

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