Al Ain vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Al Ain Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2965
🏠 One person rent
$612
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1625
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$545
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
37
7
😀 Quality of life
79
55
🏙️ Population
767K
77.6K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 30% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4616th and 6130th ($1132 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Thailand, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 496th and 5986th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Al Ain vs Phuket infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Al Ain vs Phuket

Prices for goods and services in Al Ain and Phuket are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Al Ain Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$2.74
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$13219

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Al Ain

Distance City Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi Fujairah
$1191
126 km or 78 mi Dubai
$2229
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1612
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1841
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

Cities near Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$653
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$739
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$697
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$554
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$642
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$650
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$496
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$520
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$642
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$487
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$702
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$453
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$544
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$566
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$578
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$472
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$638
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$403
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$455
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$550
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$500
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$483
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$571
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$565
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$614
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$653
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$665
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$553
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$582
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$614
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$648
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743