Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Riyadh Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Riyadh

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 18.9% cheaper than Riyadh without rent, and 29.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 14.3% cheaper than Riyadh without rent, and 3.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$7.78 SAR 29.18

-42.03%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$52.5 SAR 197

-12.23%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$7.88 SAR 29.56

11.42%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.75 SAR 6.55

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.30 SAR 8.64

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$4.10 SAR 15.36

-24.63%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$0.77 SAR 2.89

-9.09%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.31 SAR 1.17

29.03%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.62 SAR 6.08

38.89%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.30 SAR 4.88

43.85%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$2.40 SAR 8.98

-7.50%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.62 SAR 9.82

-14.89%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$8.43 SAR 31.61

133.45%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$9.88 SAR 37.04

-62.96%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$14.62 SAR 54.8

-10.47%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$2.33 SAR 8.73

45.06%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$1.70 SAR 6.38

-0.59%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$1.86 SAR 6.98

25.27%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$1.60 SAR 5.99

23.75%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$1.24 SAR 4.66

25.00%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$1.50 SAR 5.64

0.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$1.38 SAR 5.18

-28.99%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.55 SAR 2.07

-12.73%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$8.74 SAR 32.76

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.74 SAR 6.53

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.37 SAR 8.89

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$7.13 SAR 26.74

-38.99%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$1.09 SAR 4.08

25.69%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$37.77 SAR 142

-69.92%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$3.26 SAR 12.21

-4.60%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$1.83 SAR 6.87

-42.62%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$13.20 SAR 49.49

3.94%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$0.60 SAR 2.24

123.33%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$34.2K SAR 128.4K

-19.24%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$22.9K SAR 85.9K

46.64%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$103 SAR 387

18.23%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$35.08 SAR 132

-61.20%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$74.5 SAR 279

-75.18%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$107 SAR 402

-42.43%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$59.6 SAR 224

-71.98%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$15.80 SAR 59.2

-42.47%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$452 SAR 1,697

55.24%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$9,742 SAR 36.5K

64.14%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$60.1 SAR 225

-2.03%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$63.7 SAR 239

-45.98%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$106 SAR 397

6.40%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$99.3 SAR 372

-14.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$1,113 SAR 4,174

-45.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$844 SAR 3,163

-48.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$2,017 SAR 7,563

2.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$1,131 SAR 4,241

30.22%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$2,899 SAR 10.9K

53.37%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$1,918 SAR 7,194

55.75%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$2,215 SAR 8,308

-75.29%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

5.31

0.38%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Riyadh: January 11, 2026

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