Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Tabuk Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Tabuk

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 21.9% cheaper than Tabuk without rent, and 7.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 18.3% cheaper than Tabuk without rent, and 19.1% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Tabuk
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$8.6 SAR 32.28
-45.58%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$27.72 SAR 104
67.39%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$7.39 SAR 27.72
17.05%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$1.55 SAR 5.83
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.91 SAR 7.18
-
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$2.98 SAR 11.16
3.69%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$0.7 SAR 2.62
4.29%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.28 SAR 1.06
32.14%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Tabuk
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.92 SAR 7.22
16.67%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$0.57 SAR 2.12
215.79%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.7 SAR 10.11
-17.04%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$2.69 SAR 10.08
-17.10%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$12.53 SAR 46.99
54.11%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$6.5 SAR 24.39
-42.00%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$12.85 SAR 48.22
1.56%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$1.93 SAR 7.24
69.95%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.61 SAR 6.05
1.24%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$1.81 SAR 6.81
32.60%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$2.23 SAR 8.36
-10.76%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.7 SAR 6.36
-10.00%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.99 SAR 7.46
-25.13%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.99 SAR 7.45
-48.74%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$0.58 SAR 2.17
-17.24%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
-
$2.77 SAR 10.41
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.75 SAR 6.55
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2 SAR 7.5
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$7.52 SAR 28.19
-42.55%
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
-
-
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Tabuk
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$1.05 SAR 3.93
28.57%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$36.57 SAR 137
-67.84%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$2.73 SAR 10.25
15.38%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.88 SAR 7.07
-46.81%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$13.51 SAR 50.7
0.96%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$0.65 SAR 2.43
100.00%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$26.5K SAR 99.3K
3.36%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$22.3K SAR 83.8K
51.84%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Tabuk
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$160 SAR 599
-23.10%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$36.29 SAR 136
-61.61%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$106 SAR 398
-82.81%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Tabuk
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$86.6 SAR 325
-29.86%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$35.33 SAR 133
-51.57%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$25.45 SAR 95.5
-64.36%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Tabuk
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$348 SAR 1,307
99.26%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$8,603 SAR 32.3K
84.78%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Tabuk
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$59.5 SAR 223
-3.41%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$60.1 SAR 225
-42.56%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$80 SAR 300
43.95%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$80.6 SAR 302
5.17%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Tabuk
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$345 SAR 1,294
77.13%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$370 SAR 1,388
19.54%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$803 SAR 3,011
150.96%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$740 SAR 2,777
97.14%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$1,871 SAR 7,019
126.81%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$1,066 SAR 4,001
170.64%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Tabuk
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$1,760 SAR 6,602
-60.42%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
4.42
20.59%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Tabuk: October 28, 2025

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