Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Jeddah Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Jeddah

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 6.1% cheaper than Jeddah without rent, and 2.1% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 5.3% cheaper than Jeddah without rent, and 35.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿147

$6.53 SAR 24.47

-28.79%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,460

$40.14 SAR 151

14.87%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿277

$8.16 SAR 30.59

7.11%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.10 SAR 7.89

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.11 SAR 7.91

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿96.2

$3.59 SAR 13.47

-15.32%

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

$0.72 ฿22.80

$0.75 SAR 2.82

-4.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.38

$0.25 SAR 0.94

56.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.2

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.9

$1.74 SAR 6.54

22.99%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.9

$0.89 SAR 3.34

108.99%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.2

$2.26 SAR 8.48

-3.10%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.1

$2.69 SAR 10.07

-16.36%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿625

$7.12 SAR 26.69

177.11%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿120

$7.79 SAR 29.22

-51.35%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿429

$12.82 SAR 48.09

5.69%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿103

$2.12 SAR 7.93

53.30%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿52.9

$1.65 SAR 6.18

1.21%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.7

$1.61 SAR 6.04

48.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.2

$1.60 SAR 6.00

30.62%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.39

$1.31 SAR 4.90

16.79%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.79

$1.22 SAR 4.57

23.77%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.30

$1.07 SAR 4.01

-7.48%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.30

$0.58 SAR 2.19

-12.07%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$4.10 SAR 15.36

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.88 SAR 7.06

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.45 SAR 9.17

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿135

$6.79 SAR 25.45

-37.11%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿643

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.7

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.6

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.44

$1.34 SAR 5.04

4.48%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿370

$40.05 SAR 150

-70.79%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.4

$3.24 SAR 12.16

-4.01%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.48

$1.83 SAR 6.88

-45.90%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿435

$15.28 SAR 57.3

-10.14%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.75

$0.63 SAR 2.38

109.52%

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

$27.2K ฿862.0K

$26.2K SAR 98.4K

3.77%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$21.5K SAR 80.6K

58.75%

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

$120 ฿3,811

$106 SAR 396

13.99%

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

$13.93 ฿441

$31.36 SAR 118

-55.58%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿579

$68.1 SAR 255

-73.10%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,928

$91.2 SAR 342

-33.21%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿545

$46.14 SAR 173

-62.66%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿276

$13.31 SAR 49.89

-34.56%

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

$698 ฿22.1K

$400 SAR 1,500

74.52%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿498.0K

$6,590 SAR 24.7K

138.75%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,824

$65.2 SAR 244

-11.54%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,084

$57.8 SAR 217

-40.79%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,582

$94.0 SAR 353

20.39%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,684

$85.4 SAR 320

-0.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.1K

$497 SAR 1,865

21.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

$391 SAR 1,466

11.52%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.1K

$904 SAR 3,391

127.46%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.4K

$612 SAR 2,297

144.61%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.6K

$1,576 SAR 5,910

169.84%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.6K

$966 SAR 3,622

209.37%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.7K

$2,130 SAR 7,989

-75.16%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

4.5

18.44%

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Jeddah: March 1, 2026

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