Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Al Ain Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Al Ain

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 20.1% cheaper than Al Ain without rent, and 23.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 17% cheaper than Al Ain without rent, and 3.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$6.72 AED 24.66

-32.89%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$67.8 AED 249

-32.04%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$7.96 AED 29.23

10.30%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$4.82 AED 17.68

-35.89%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$0.82 AED 2.99

-14.63%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.37 AED 1.37

8.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$8.28 AED 30.37

-71.01%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$11.09 AED 40.69

-66.82%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.86 AED 6.82

20.97%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.47 AED 5.38

27.21%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$2.45 AED 9.01

-9.39%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$3.17 AED 11.65

-29.65%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$2.73 AED 10.02

620.88%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$8.65 AED 31.74

-57.69%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$6.89 AED 25.28

89.99%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$2.49 AED 9.13

35.74%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$1.61 AED 5.91

4.97%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$1.32 AED 4.85

76.52%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$0.85 AED 3.11

132.94%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$0.66 AED 2.42

134.85%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$0.39 AED 1.43

287.18%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$1.67 AED 6.12

-41.32%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.59 AED 2.16

-18.64%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$6.38 AED 23.41

-31.82%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$13.88 AED 50.9

48.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.33 AED 4.89

33.08%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.16 AED 7.92

27.31%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$1.07 AED 3.92

28.04%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$24.20 AED 88.8

-53.06%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$2.77 AED 10.17

12.27%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$0.55 AED 2.03

90.91%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$8.12 AED 29.81

68.97%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$0.76 AED 2.78

76.32%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$45.0K AED 165.0K

-38.47%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$22.4K AED 82.1K

50.25%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$92.6 AED 340

31.78%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$50.8 AED 186

-73.21%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$96.5 AED 354

-80.84%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$52.9 AED 194

16.66%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$40.59 AED 149

-58.86%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$11.43 AED 41.94

-20.47%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$634 AED 2,327

10.78%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$3,838 AED 14.1K

316.62%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$21.52 AED 79.0

173.61%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$55.7 AED 204

-38.17%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$78.8 AED 289

43.15%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$53.7 AED 197

57.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$673 AED 2,469

-9.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$749 AED 2,749

-41.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$5,111 AED 18.8K

-59.52%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$1,234 AED 4,528

19.36%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$2,397 AED 8,795

85.49%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$1,209 AED 4,436

147.21%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$3,645 AED 13.4K

-84.98%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

5.19

2.70%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Al Ain: January 13, 2026

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