Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Lusail Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Lusail

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 0.5% more expensive than Lusail without rent, and 38.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 5.5% cheaper than Lusail without rent, and 33.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.71 ฿151

$6.85 QAR 24.95

-31.24%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$45.87 ฿1,468

$54.4 QAR 198

-15.73%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.84 ฿283

$6.99 QAR 25.45

26.47%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$11.58 QAR 42.15

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$11.15 QAR 40.57

Cappuccino

$3.06 ฿98

$5.16 QAR 18.79

-40.70%

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

$0.69 ฿22.16

$0.86 QAR 3.12

-19.77%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.56

$0.31 QAR 1.12

25.81%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.49 ฿79.6

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.72 ฿119

Milk (1 liter)

$2.18 ฿69.8

$2.07 QAR 7.55

5.31%

White Bread (500g)

$1.8 ฿57.5

$1.6 QAR 5.84

12.50%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.23 ฿71.4

$1.36 QAR 4.94

63.97%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿71.4

$2.62 QAR 9.54

-14.89%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.66 ฿629

$11.49 QAR 41.84

71.11%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.77 ฿121

$7.82 QAR 28.47

-51.79%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.53 ฿433

$10.7 QAR 38.96

26.45%

Apples (1kg)

$3.24 ฿104

$1.98 QAR 7.21

63.64%

Banana (1kg)

$1.62 ฿51.9

$1.57 QAR 5.71

3.18%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.4 ฿76.8

$1.53 QAR 5.57

56.86%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.08 ฿66.5

$0.57 QAR 2.06

264.91%

Potato (1kg)

$1.59 ฿50.7

$0.53 QAR 1.93

200.00%

Onion (1kg)

$1.49 ฿47.76

$0.53 QAR 1.94

181.13%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.01 ฿32.46

$1.32 QAR 4.8

-23.48%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.46

$0.49 QAR 1.79

-2.04%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$8.39 QAR 30.55

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 QAR 6.44

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 QAR 10.61

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.48 ฿143

$6.37 QAR 23.18

-29.67%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.34 ฿651

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.86 ฿59.5

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.7 ฿86.3

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.43 ฿45.79

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.04 ฿97.4

$2.18 QAR 7.92

39.45%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.04 ฿33.18

$2.12 QAR 7.73

-50.94%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.64 ฿437

$13.95 QAR 50.8

-2.22%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.35 ฿43.31

$0.55 QAR 2.01

145.45%

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

$27.2K ฿870.3K

$22.5K QAR 82K

20.74%

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

$33.5K ฿1.1M

$20.9K QAR 76.1K

60.04%

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

$122 ฿3,905

$93.2 QAR 339

30.95%

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

$13.61 ฿435

$37.4 QAR 136

-63.61%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.36 ฿588

$85.6 QAR 312

-78.56%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$59.9 ฿1,915

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$8.92 ฿285

$12.6 QAR 45.86

-29.21%

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

$684 ฿21.9K

$804 QAR 2,928

-14.98%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.1K ฿514.8K

$11.8K QAR 43K

36.29%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.2 ฿1,862

$61.2 QAR 223

-5.00%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.38 ฿1,100

$56.4 QAR 205

-39.04%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,631

$100 QAR 364

13.51%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.9 ฿2,716

$89 QAR 324

-4.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$621 ฿19.9K

$2,051 QAR 7,464

-69.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$441 ฿14.1K

$1,377 QAR 5,012

-68.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,063 ฿66K

$4,686 QAR 17.1K

-55.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,469 ฿47K

$3,324 QAR 12.1K

-55.79%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,286 ฿137.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,957 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$534 ฿17.1K

$1,366 QAR 4,972

-60.90%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

6.08

-12.34%

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

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

Last update for Lusail: December 2, 2025

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