Cost of Living Comparison Between Hawalli and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Hawalli and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Hawalli is 17.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 9.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Hawalli is 10.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 50.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.98 KWD 1.52

$4.68 ฿151

6.41%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$69.4 KWD 21.22

$46.4 ฿1,502

49.61%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.23 KWD 2.82

$8.65 ฿280

6.71%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 KWD 0.75

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.35 KWD 1.02

Cappuccino

$4.55 KWD 1.39

$3.09 ฿100

47.25%

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

$0.56 KWD 0.17

$0.73 ฿23.53

-23.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.32 KWD 0.1

$0.37 ฿11.95

-13.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.39 ฿77.4

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.62 ฿117

Milk (1 liter)

$1.62 KWD 0.49

$2.24 ฿72.5

-27.68%

White Bread (500g)

$1.24 KWD 0.38

$1.8 ฿58.2

-31.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.72 KWD 0.53

$2.24 ฿72.3

-23.21%

Eggs

$2.1 KWD 0.64

$2.23 ฿72.1

-5.83%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.24 KWD 0.99

$19.31 ฿625

-83.22%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.29 KWD 1.01

$3.77 ฿122

-12.73%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.58 KWD 1.71

$13.05 ฿422

-57.24%

Apples (1kg)

$2.46 KWD 0.75

$3.28 ฿106

-25.00%

Banana (1kg)

$1.97 KWD 0.6

$1.63 ฿52.6

20.86%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.72 KWD 0.53

$2.4 ฿77.7

-28.33%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.5 KWD 0.46

$1.99 ฿64.3

-24.62%

Potato (1kg)

$1.23 KWD 0.38

$1.53 ฿49.62

-19.61%

Onion (1kg)

$1.26 KWD 0.38

$1.49 ฿48.11

-15.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.62 KWD 0.49

$1.02 ฿32.87

58.82%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.34 KWD 0.11

$0.48 ฿15.61

-29.17%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$3.31 KWD 1.01

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.01 KWD 0.31

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.33 KWD 0.41

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.96 KWD 0.9

$4.32 ฿140

-31.48%

Wine (Bottle)

$21.68 ฿702

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿57.3

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.79 ฿90.4

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.81 KWD 0.25

$1.35 ฿43.74

-40.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$48.89 KWD 14.94

$11.76 ฿380

315.73%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.33 KWD 1.02

$3.15 ฿102

5.71%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.2 KWD 0.98

$1 ฿32.3

220.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$16.02 KWD 4.9

$13.64 ฿442

17.45%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.34 KWD 0.1

$1.3 ฿42.2

-73.85%

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

$21.4K KWD 6,535

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-21.83%

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

$20K KWD 6,109

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-41.05%

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

$63 KWD 19.24

$123 ฿3,970

-48.68%

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

$18.32 KWD 5.6

$13.93 ฿451

31.51%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.58 KWD 7.82

$18.24 ฿590

40.24%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.06 KWD 14.99

$60.8 ฿1,966

-19.24%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$42.64 KWD 13.03

$17.11 ฿554

149.21%

Cinema Ticket

$10.03 KWD 3.07

$9.07 ฿294

10.58%

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

$402 KWD 123

$694 ฿22.5K

-42.12%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,609 KWD 2,020

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-58.42%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.91 KWD 10.06

$57.5 ฿1,861

-42.78%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.24 KWD 12.91

$34.51 ฿1,117

22.40%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$89.5 KWD 27.34

$115 ฿3,727

-22.32%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$82.1 KWD 25.08

$84.8 ฿2,743

-3.17%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$592 KWD 181

$611 ฿19.8K

-3.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$497 KWD 152

$442 ฿14.3K

12.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$962 KWD 294

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-52.25%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$3,212 KWD 981

$1,460 ฿47.2K

120.04%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,016 KWD 616

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-52.49%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,886 ฿93.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,436 KWD 744

$697 ฿22.5K

249.63%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.14

5.33

33.96%

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

Last update for Hawalli: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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