Cost of Living Comparison Between Wadi Musa and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Wadi Musa and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Wadi Musa is 19.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 24% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Wadi Musa is 25.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 56% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.13 JOD 3.64

$4.51 ฿142

13.75%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.96 JOD 25.49

$46.08 ฿1,449

-21.96%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.93 JOD 3.49

$8.78 ฿276

-43.85%

Cappuccino

$2.79 JOD 1.98

$3.09 ฿97.0

-9.71%

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

$0.47 JOD 0.33

$0.70 ฿21.97

-32.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 JOD 0.24

$0.40 ฿12.46

-15.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.58 JOD 3.95

$2.40 ฿75.5

132.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.15 JOD 5.07

$3.68 ฿116

94.29%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.46 JOD 1.04

$2.25 ฿70.6

-35.11%

White Bread (500g)

$0.54 JOD 0.38

$1.87 ฿58.8

-71.12%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.61 JOD 1.14

$2.22 ฿69.8

-27.48%

Eggs

$2.44 JOD 1.73

$2.23 ฿70.1

9.42%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.48 JOD 4.59

$19.68 ฿619

-67.07%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.76 JOD 3.38

$3.66 ฿115

30.05%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.44 JOD 8.11

$13.09 ฿411

-12.61%

Apples (1kg)

$1.74 JOD 1.23

$3.38 ฿106

-48.52%

Banana (1kg)

$1.38 JOD 0.98

$1.69 ฿53.3

-18.34%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 JOD 1.05

$2.33 ฿73.2

-36.48%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.68 JOD 0.48

$1.98 ฿62.4

-65.66%

Potato (1kg)

$0.85 JOD 0.60

$1.55 ฿48.77

-45.16%

Onion (1kg)

$0.73 JOD 0.52

$1.51 ฿47.42

-51.66%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.66 JOD 0.46

$0.98 ฿30.84

-32.65%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 JOD 0.36

$0.48 ฿15.01

6.25%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.25 JOD 2.31

$4.35 ฿137

-25.29%

Wine (Bottle)

$21.31 JOD 15.11

$20.65 ฿649

3.20%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.89 JOD 3.47

$1.77 ฿55.8

176.27%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.36 JOD 3.80

$2.75 ฿86.6

94.91%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.73 JOD 0.52

$3.11 ฿97.8

-76.53%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.39 JOD 0.99

$1.05 ฿32.96

32.38%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.21 JOD 5.11

$13.72 ฿431

-47.45%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.11 JOD 0.79

$1.34 ฿42.16

-17.16%

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

$27.1K JOD 19.2K

$27.7K ฿869.6K

-2.17%

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

$32.5K JOD 23.0K

$33.6K ฿1.1M

-3.40%

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

$69.4 JOD 49.24

$122 ฿3,835

-43.07%

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

$4.13 JOD 2.93

$13.61 ฿428

-69.65%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$14.01 JOD 9.94

$18.49 ฿581

-24.23%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$35.84 JOD 25.41

$61.7 ฿1,939

-41.90%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$11.11 JOD 7.88

$9.09 ฿286

22.22%

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

$269 JOD 191

$702 ฿22.1K

-61.65%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,395 JOD 3,825

$16.0K ฿502.8K

-66.26%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$61.0 JOD 43.23

$58.9 ฿1,851

3.55%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$57.3 JOD 40.60

$34.41 ฿1,082

66.43%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$114 JOD 80.7

$113 ฿3,545

0.92%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$82.0 JOD 58.1

$84.7 ฿2,662

-3.14%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$352 JOD 249

$606 ฿19.1K

-41.95%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$287 JOD 204

$435 ฿13.7K

-33.97%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$487 JOD 345

$547 ฿17.2K

-11.07%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.27

5.33

36.40%

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

Last update for Wadi Musa: January 10, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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