Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Al-Qurain Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Al-Qurain

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 3.6% cheaper than Al-Qurain without rent, and 10.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 18.8% cheaper than Al-Qurain without rent, and 0.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Al-Qurain
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$9.69 KWD 2.96
-51.70%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$80.3 KWD 24.53
-42.19%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$8.98 KWD 2.74
-3.67%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$2.51 KWD 0.77
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.62 KWD 1.11
-
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$5.78 KWD 1.77
-46.54%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$0.69 KWD 0.21
5.80%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.38 KWD 0.11
-2.63%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
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-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
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-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Al-Qurain
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.58 KWD 0.48
41.77%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.26 KWD 0.39
42.86%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$1.79 KWD 0.55
25.14%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$2.04 KWD 0.62
9.31%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$5.28 KWD 1.61
265.72%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$6.63 KWD 2.03
-43.14%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$10.17 KWD 3.11
28.32%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$2.46 KWD 0.75
33.33%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.94 KWD 0.59
-15.98%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$1.72 KWD 0.53
39.53%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$1.44 KWD 0.44
38.19%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.29 KWD 0.39
18.60%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.31 KWD 0.4
13.74%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.66 KWD 0.51
-38.55%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$0.49 KWD 0.15
-2.04%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
-
$3.17 KWD 0.97
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.01 KWD 0.31
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.37 KWD 0.42
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$3 KWD 0.92
44.00%
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
-
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🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Al-Qurain
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$0.87 KWD 0.27
55.17%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$44.9 KWD 13.72
-73.81%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$3.33 KWD 1.02
-5.41%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$3.18 KWD 0.97
-68.55%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$16.12 KWD 4.93
-15.38%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$0.34 KWD 0.1
282.35%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$21.4K KWD 6,526
28.09%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$19.8K KWD 6,053
71.20%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Al-Qurain
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$63.6 KWD 19.43
92.95%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$18.37 KWD 5.61
-24.17%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$25.66 KWD 7.84
-28.92%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Al-Qurain
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$94.4 KWD 28.86
-35.66%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$52.2 KWD 15.94
-67.20%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$11.23 KWD 3.43
-19.23%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Al-Qurain
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$398 KWD 122
74.43%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$6,613 KWD 2,021
140.37%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Al-Qurain
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$42.21 KWD 12.9
36.25%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$42.46 KWD 12.97
-18.72%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$88.5 KWD 27.05
30.09%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$83.3 KWD 25.47
1.72%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Al-Qurain
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$784 KWD 240
-22.08%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$615 KWD 188
-28.03%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$1,549 KWD 473
30.06%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,294 KWD 395
12.80%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Al-Qurain
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$4,476 KWD 1,368
-84.44%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
7.14
-25.35%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Al-Qurain: October 27, 2025

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