Dubai vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$512
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
66
8
😀 Quality of life
90
55
🏙️ Population
3.94M
77.6K

The cost of living in Dubai is 144% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 947th and 5497th ($2470 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 184th and 6330th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Phuket

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Dubai Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$13979

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

Cities near Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$784
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$836
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$806
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$582
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$747
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$439
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$555
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$787
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$809
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$839
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$743
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$741
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$766
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992