Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Saar Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Saar

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 20.1% cheaper than Saar without rent, and 38.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 25.6% cheaper than Saar without rent, and 9.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.59 ฿147

$10.55 BHD 3.97

-56.49%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.83 ฿1,497

$33.57 BHD 12.62

39.50%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.70 ฿278

$10.78 BHD 4.06

-19.29%

Cappuccino

$2.92 ฿93.5

$5.76 BHD 2.16

-49.31%

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

$0.68 ฿21.86

$0.92 BHD 0.34

-26.09%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.66

$0.45 BHD 0.17

-11.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.51 ฿80.2

$5.88 BHD 2.21

-57.31%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.80 ฿122

$9.27 BHD 3.48

-59.01%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.16 ฿69.1

$1.69 BHD 0.63

27.81%

White Bread (500g)

$1.88 ฿60.1

$1.36 BHD 0.51

38.24%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.16 ฿69.0

$2.71 BHD 1.02

-20.30%

Eggs

$2.22 ฿71.0

$2.58 BHD 0.97

-13.95%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.57 ฿626

$13.37 BHD 5.03

46.37%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.80 ฿122

$6.48 BHD 2.44

-41.36%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.41 ฿429

$15.83 BHD 5.95

-15.29%

Apples (1kg)

$3.26 ฿104

$3.96 BHD 1.49

-17.68%

Banana (1kg)

$1.61 ฿51.5

$2.33 BHD 0.88

-30.90%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.31 ฿73.8

$3.75 BHD 1.41

-38.40%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.06 ฿65.8

$1.95 BHD 0.73

5.64%

Potato (1kg)

$1.61 ฿51.3

$0.69 BHD 0.26

133.33%

Onion (1kg)

$1.44 ฿46.13

$1.65 BHD 0.62

-12.73%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.03 ฿32.91

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.34

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.50 ฿144

Wine (Bottle)

$19.18 ฿613

$26.87 BHD 10.10

-28.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.82 ฿58.3

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.69 ฿86.0

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.38 ฿44.04

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿376

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿99.3

$5.34 BHD 2.01

-41.76%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.00 ฿32.09

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.74 ฿439

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.30 ฿41.49

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

$27.4K ฿874.5K

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

$33.0K ฿1.1M

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

$125 ฿3,993

$134 BHD 50.3

-6.64%

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

$13.74 ฿439

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.61 ฿595

$32.30 BHD 12.14

-42.38%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.6 ฿1,936

$189 BHD 71.0

-67.93%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.15 ฿548

$104 BHD 39.16

-83.53%

Cinema Ticket

$9.01 ฿288

$21.10 BHD 7.93

-57.30%

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

$698 ฿22.3K

$549 BHD 207

26.98%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.1K ฿515.1K

$8,083 BHD 3,039

99.32%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.2 ฿1,893

$91.6 BHD 34.45

-35.37%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.86 ฿1,115

$39.51 BHD 14.86

-11.77%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$114 ฿3,651

$105 BHD 39.38

9.05%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$85.8 ฿2,743

$105 BHD 39.53

-18.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$619 ฿19.8K

$1,317 BHD 495

-53.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$437 ฿14.0K

$938 BHD 353

-53.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,075 ฿66.3K

$2,138 BHD 804

-2.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,509 ฿48.2K

$1,181 BHD 444

27.77%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,764 ฿120.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,694 ฿86.1K

$2,155 BHD 810

24.98%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$528 ฿16.9K

$2,404 BHD 904

-78.02%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

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

Last update for Phuket: April 13, 2026

Last update for Saar: April 11, 2026

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